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Europe · 2 hrs ago

Smoking powerbank forces SWISS Boston flight to land in Dublin

A Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) aircraft flying from Zurich to Boston was forced to make an unscheduled landing in the Irish capital, Dublin, on Sunday night. The unexpected stop was caused by smoke on board, which was triggered by a powerbank. Once they realised what was happening, the crew of flight LX52, which took off from Zurich Airport at 6:11pm, immediately requested authorisation for a priority landing, the airline told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS. The incident was…
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