Switzerland Investigates Swiss Emergency Landing in Graz

"Due to the criminal complaint against unknown perpetrators within the SUB and the subsequent investigation against SUB employees, the head of the office decided to relinquish oversight of the investigation in question and to relieve the responsible investigator, in order to avoid any appearance of bias. For this reason, it became necessary to appoint a new investigation leadership. In this situation, the SUB decided to request the SUST (Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board; ed.) to take over the investigation, which they kindly agreed to do," stated the Ministry of Transport following a report by the Swiss "Tagesanzeiger".

Swiss Emergency Landing in December in Graz

The SUST is the federal authority of the Swiss Confederation tasked with investigating accidents and dangerous incidents involving railways, aircraft, and ships. Normally, aviation accidents are investigated in the country where they occur. In the case of the Swiss flight on December 23, that would be Austria, as the emergency landing occurred in Graz. The Swiss Airbus A220 was carrying 74 passengers and five crew members on its way from Bucharest to Zurich when the jet had to make an emergency landing in Graz due to engine problems and smoke in the cabin. Several people, including crew members, were seriously injured. A 23-year-old flight attendant later died in the hospital.

(APA/Red)

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