Swiss sent out a mayday

Emergency landing in Graz: “All we could do was pray”

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Christian Jauschowetz)

The Mayday emergency call was made on Monday evening by a Swiss aircraft on its way to Zurich. An engine had failed and there was a lot of smoke in the cabin. A steward is fighting for his life at Graz University Hospital, the passengers escaped with a shock.

Their hands are shaking, tears streaming down their faces. "I was in Bucharest on business and on my way home to Zurich when an engine suddenly failed and heavy smoke developed in the cabin," says Linda in a fragile voice.