SWISS passengers stranded in Kazakhstan flown to Zurich

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has repatriated 331 passengers who were stranded in Kazakhstan after an incident at Astana airport on Saturday. They were picked up by Austrian Airlines on Sunday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A SWISS plane had got stuck in a meadow during a manoeuvre at Astana airport on Saturday and had remained blocked on the ground. The passengers had to spend the night in hotels in Astana and took off on Sunday with an Austrian Airlines plane for Vienna, SWISS said. From Vienna, a SWISS plane took the passengers to Zurich. The SWISS Boeing 777 was flying from Tokyo to Zurich on Satuday and had to make a stopover in Astana due to a medical emergency. During a manoeuvre on the runway, the aircraft's front wheel became stuck in a meadow. The plane was eventually towed back to the runway. There were no injuries. + SWISS stands by controversial domestic flight between Geneva and Zurich SWISS technicians flew to Astana and, in ...