Lufthansa flight from Manchester to Munich makes emergency landing in Stuttgart after pilot detects 'unusual odour' in cockpit
- Flight LH2505 was carrying 82 passengers on an Airbus A321-231
- Pilot declared an emergency over south-western Germany
- Aircraft was met by ambulances and fire trucks when it landed safely
- Lufthansa spokesman says oxygen masks were not deployed
A Lufthansa flight travelling from Manchester to Munich was forced to abort its journey and land at a different German airport after an ‘unusual odour’ was detected in the cockpit on Thursday morning.
Flight LH2505 was carrying 82 passengers when it declared an emergency over south-western Germany around 8:30am and diverted to Stuttgart Airport.
The Airbus A321-231 was met by ambulances and fire trucks when it landed safely around 20 minutes later.
Passenger Rebecca Corkill snapped a photo of the diverted plane after passengers disembarked
A Twitter user snapped this photo of the Lufthansa plane on the tarmac after it landed in Stuttgart
This radar map shows the flight path of Lufthansa flight LH2505, which was diverted to Stuttgart
Lufthansa spokesman Martin Riecken told MailOnline Travel that the pilots ‘noted an unusual odour in the cockpit’, which caused the diversion.
He said oxygen masks were not deployed.
A passenger said: ‘It was really calm. The pilot and air hostess were great and knew exactly what they were doing.
‘They kept us informed throughout the decision to do an emergency landing.’
Fire trucks greeted the plane after it made an emergency landing due to an 'unusual odour'
Passenger Rebecca Corkill photographed a line of emergency vehicles that were on standby
Diverted: Flight LH2505 was carrying 82 passengers from Manchester to Munich
This radar map shows the position of the Lufthansa plane after it landed at Stuttgart Airport
Stuttgart Airport described it as a ‘precautionary landing’ due to a technical problem on board the plane.
Other flights were held until the Lufthansa aircraft landed and the airport resumed normal operations following the emergency.
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk
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