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Through the storm of the century: a Christmas story

When a Swissair plane took off from London on December 26, 1999, the crew did not consider the approaching storm “Lothar” to be exceptional. But it turned out differently. Completely different. An unforgettable Christmas story, reconstructed by Kurt Schaad

Back on the ground: The Airbus A321 “Winterthur”, which got caught in the storm “Lothar” on December 26, 1999 and landed in Zurich only with great difficulty.

Swissair / ETHZ

«Pan, pan, pan! We are declaring emergency!»

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