Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJI performing flight LX-2806 from Zurich to Geneva (Switzerland), was climbing out of Zurich’s runway 32 when the crew stopped the climb at FL150 reporting smoke in the cabin and returned to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 14 about 18 minutes after departure, stopped about 5 minutes clear of the runway for an inspection by emergency services and taxied to the apron.

A replacement A320-200 registration HB-IJL reached Geneva with a delay of about 3:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Zurich about 5 hours after landing.