A short European flight was forced to return to its departure airport after the crew detected a technical issue with the aircraft’s braking system during the climb.
On March 13th 2026, a Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A220-100, registration HB-JBI, operating flight LX-2258 from Zurich to Budapest, departed from Zurich Airport and began climbing normally after takeoff.
During the climb, however, the flight crew detected a problem related to the aircraft’s brakes. As a precaution, the pilots stopped the climb at about FL250 while evaluating the situation.
After assessing the issue, the crew decided it would be safer to discontinue the flight and return to Zurich rather than continue toward Budapest. The aircraft turned back and landed safely on runway 14 approximately 35 minutes after its departure.
The airline later confirmed that the aircraft experienced a technical problem affecting some of the braking system components. No further operational issues were reported during the return and landing.
Passengers were subsequently rebooked onto the next available flight to Budapest while the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and maintenance checks.