Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration HB-JPA performing flight LX-2119 from Malaga,SP (Spain) to Zurich (Switzerland), was descending towards Zurich when the crew declared emergency reporting they had a cargo smoke indication and requested emergency services on standby, they requested runway 14 (runway 28 active, winds from 270 degrees at 6 knots) and declined an offer for runway 34. The aircraft landed on runway 14 about 15 minutes later.

On Sep 18th 2022 the airline reported a smoke detector caused the emergency, the aircraft was accompanied to the gate by emergency services. The cause of the smoke detector’s activation is not yet known.

The aircraft is still on the ground about 16 hours after landing.