SWISS crew member dies in Graz after emergency landing

One week after the emergency landing of a Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) plane in Austria, a crew member died on Monday in a hospital in Graz. The local public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The young man was a member of the cabin crew of the SWISS flight LX1885, which was en route from Bucharest to Zurich on December 23 when it had to make an emergency landing in Graz due to smoke in the cockpit and cabin. Since the emergency landing, the man had been in intensive care at Graz hospital. In an airline statement on Monday evening, SWISS CEO Jens Fehlinger and COO Oliver Buchhofer said it was a “dark day”. Citing respect for the deceased’s next of kin, they did not give further information about the cause of death or the victim. A second crew member, who was also taken to Graz University Hospital after the incident, has since been discharged. Some 74 passengers and five crew members were on board the ...