BOSTON (WHDH) - A flight bound for Germany was diverted to Logan Airport after crews reported smoke in the cockpit.
The Lufthansa flight took off from Newark Airport and was headed to Frankfurt, Germany. The plane was flying over the Atlantic Ocean when the pilot turned around. The pilot reported an electrical malfunction.
Massport said the plane landed safely at Logan late Monday night and taxied to the gate. Police said the crew was using oxygen masks.
According to a Lufthansa spokesperson, the captain decided to land at Logan due to a smell coming from one of the galleys. All 303 passengers and 19 crew members disembarked safely. Everyone stayed in hotels overnight and flew out the next morning. The culprit was a coffee machine.
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