A Lufthansa flight from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt declared a state of emergency at the last minute while passing through Bosnian airspace.
Lufthansa Flight LH691, an Airbus A321-200, operating a scheduled flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Frankfurt (FRA), sounded a transponder code 7700 while flying over Bosnian airspace and declared a general emergency. did.
This flight is currently within the Zagreb, Croatia flight information region and is making appropriate destination changes. Zagreb airport (Zag).
![Flight plan track for flight LH691 from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt.](https://aviationsourcenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-04-063924-1024x515.jpg)
Upon arrival in Zagreb at 07:30 local time, the weather conditions were clear skies, light winds, and visibility (VFR) of over 10 kilometers.
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Flight LH691 is currently established on final approach to RWY04 Zagreb Airport (ZAG).
![Flight plan truck for LH691 from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt. It shows a detour to Zagreb.](https://aviationsourcenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-04-064530-1024x515.jpg)
According to this morning’s flight data, flight LH691 departed from Tel Aviv with a slight delay. The estimated departure time is 04:50 IDT and the actual departure time is 05:39 IDT.
The flight then proceeded normally, climbing to a cruising altitude of FL360 (36,000 feet) and on-track for a flight plan to Frankfurt.
The aircraft then activated transponder code 7700 and declared a general emergency while descending at FL240 (24,000 feet) over Bosnia.
The aircraft in question is an Airbus A321-271NX registration D-AIEO. A one-year-old aircraft belonging to the airline Lufthansa.
This is a developing story. Please check back for the latest information.
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