Swiss Flight LX9 Diverts to Azores After Cabin Odour Sends Six for Medical Checks

SWISS flight LX9 diverted to the Azores after a cabin odour prompted medical checks for six people (Credit: Anna Zvereva/Wikimedia Commons)

SWISS flight LX9 from Chicago to Zurich diverted to Lajes Airport in the Azores on 25 August after a pungent odour developed in Economy Class, with five passengers and one crew member later undergoing precautionary medical checks.

The Boeing 777, registration HB‑JNF, landed safely at 6.30am local time and taxied off the runway under its own power, the airline said.