By Kimberley Kao and Pierre Bertrand

An Airbus jet operated by Swiss International Air Lines made an emergency landing in Austria due to engine problems and smoke in the cabin and cockpit, the airline said.

Flight LX1885, a narrow-body Airbus A220-300 flying from Bucharest to Zurich with 74 passengers and five crew members onboard, diverted to Graz after experiencing engine issues and smoke, the Lufthansa Group subsidiary said late Monday .

Two crew members were still in hospital as of midday Tuesday, the company said. One of them, who was airlifted to a hospital in Graz by helicopter, was in intensive care and his condition remained unclear, Swiss said.

The remaining crew members received medical care and twelve passengers were also treated for medical issues, the airline said.

Swiss stated it was in close contact with authorities and is working to determine the cause of the incident. The aircraft has been removed from the runway, the airline added.

Airbus said it was in close contact with Swiss International Air Lines as well as with transportation authorities to provide assistance.

The emergency landing occurred at a busy time for airlines. U.S. airlines expect a record number of travelers over the winter holiday period, according to industry group Airlines for America. In Europe, airline groups recently said demand was high heading into the last quarter of the year.

In early September, airlines including Singapore Airlines and Japan Airlines inspected their Airbus A350 fleets after a Zurich-bound Cathay Pacific flight suffered an engine fire shortly after takeoff.

The Hong Kong-based airline would later find that engine components on some of its planes required replacement.

The discovery caused cancelled flights, grounded planes and led the European Union's aviation safety agency to order a precautionary one-off inspection of the plane type.

"At this time we have no further details, but we continue to monitor the situation and will provide further information when available as appropriate," a spokeswoman for the European plane maker said.

Write to Kimberley Kao at kimberley.kao@wsj.com and to Pierre Bertrand at pierre.bertrand@wsj.com

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December 24, 2024 06:15 ET (11:15 GMT)

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