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Edelweiss flight diverts after passenger refuses to leave the toilet

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On Saturday 11 September, an Edelweiss Airbus A320 (registered HB-IHX) operated flight WK371 between Larnaca, Cyprus and Zurich, Switzerland but during the flight, the pilots diverted to Graz, Austria. Reason? a passenger refused to leave the toilet.

According to the police, the 51-year-old Russian passenger locked himself up in the toilet without providing a specific reason. The passenger continued his journey to Zurich by train. The aircraft continued to Zurich albeit with a delay of around 45 minutes.

This post was published on 12 September 2021 13:28

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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