A Lufthansa passenger flight was forced to declare a mid-air emergency over Europe after experiencing a landing gear issue. The aircraft, operating as flight LH2249, had departed from Lyon, France, bound for Munich, Germany, at 13:51 local time on Tuesday, nearly an hour behind schedule.
According to aviation monitor AirLive, the crew squawked 7700, the international emergency code, due to a gear problem. The jet initially held a low altitude over French airspace before climbing to 10,000 feet as it entered Switzerland. By 15:17, it began circling near Lausanne, prompting Geneva Airport to prepare for an emergency landing.
The plane touched down at 15:39, forcing the airport to suspend operations as the aircraft became stuck on the runway. It was later towed to a remote stand, and flights have since resumed normally. No injuries were reported.
