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Lufthansa 26 year-old A340 flight #LH542 from Frankfurt is declaring an emergency

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Lufthansa flight form Frankfurt to Bogota is declaring an emergency.

Lufthansa flight #LH542 departed Frankfurt today at 14:35 CEST for a 11 hour-flight to Bogota.

The aircraft stopped the climb at 25,000 ft and the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) over North of France, about 1 hour into the flight.

The flight is performed by an Airbus A340-300 (registration D-AIGN) which is over 26 years old.

1 hr 7 min agoJune 6, 2024 15:37

Climbing again

The A340 is now resuming the climb, North of Paris.

55 min agoJune 6, 2024 15:50

Emergency cancelled

The crew switched to normal squawk and decided to resume the flight normally. The A340 climbed to 31,000 ft.

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