Overview
- Flight LX325, an A320neo with 168 passengers and six crew, declared an emergency Monday evening over Belgian airspace after crew detected an unusual odour in the forward galley.
- The pilots set transponder code 7700, which tells air traffic control there is a general emergency and prompts priority handling and a quick diversion.
- The aircraft descended rapidly and landed in Brussels about 20 minutes after the alert, where firefighters met the jet and everyone disembarked without injuries.
- SWISS says the aircraft is being inspected in Brussels and has not been cleared to return to Zurich.
- The airline put passengers in hotels and rebooked connections, later saying all had been able to continue their journeys.