Airliner returns to Athens for unscheduled landing, 3 light injuries

A Lufthansa airliner with 184 radical connected committee made a harmless unscheduled landing astatine Athens International Airport precocious Monday soon aft taking disconnected for Munich.

Lufthansa said each passengers evacuated the level by inflatable chutes and successful the process three radical were lightly injured and taken to infirmary for archetypal aid.

Flight LH1753 from Athens to Munich was airborne for a fewer minutes when an denotation of a malfunction came on, and the pilots requested and received support to return.

Lufthansa said the chute protocol was followed to expedite disembarkation owed to a strong smell astatine the rear of the cabin.

There was nary contiguous accusation connected whether there had been a fire. The level was carrying 177 passengers and 7 unit members.

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This story has been updated.