Reported smoke from the cockpit of a Lufthansa Boeing 747 bound for Frankfurt, Germany, forced the flight to make an unscheduled, emergency landing in Boston’s Logan International Airport on Monday night.
The flight, Lufthansa Flight 403, took off from Newark Airport just after 8:15 p.m. and was flying close to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, when the flight’s captain decided to turn around and fly to Logan, according to a news report by WCVB.
A spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police told the outlet that the crew utilized oxygen masks as the plan landed in Boston and that there were 326 people aboard. No injuries were reported as the plane reportedly landed safely around 10 p.m.
A spokesperson for Lufthansa told the media outlet Aviation Direct: “Lufthansa flight LH403, en route from New York (EWR) to Frankfurt (FRA), was diverted to Boston (BOS) due to a technical irregularity. As a precaution and in accordance with priority landing procedures, the flight deck crew declared an air emergency. The plane landed normally in Boston and all passengers disembarked normally. A maintenance team is currently inspecting the aircraft. The passengers are rebooked on other flights. We regret the inconvenience caused, the safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority at all times.”
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