The Boeing 777-200 operated by Austrian Airlines with the registration OE-LPB had to complete a return landing shortly after take-off from Bangkok on July 24, 2022. The crew radioed a malfunction in an oven used to heat food.

For safety reasons, the captain decided to return to Bangkok Airport in Thailand about half an hour after take-off. There the long-haul aircraft landed safely. The defective oven was removed by technicians. At around 3:15 a.m. local time, the OE-LPB took off again. Vienna-Schwechat was reached with a delay of just under three hours.

The Boeing 777-200 affected was almost 24 years old at the time of the incident and was originally delivered to Lauda Air in 1998. In 2005, this machine was transferred to Austrian Airlines and in the meantime served as "Sydney" before the aircraft was renamed "Hearth of Europe". At Lauda Air, the OE-LPB was christened "Ernest Hemingway".

The return landing in Bangkok was probably annoying for the passengers, but the captain acted according to the regulations according to the principle "Safety First". Apart from the defective oven, all occupants reached their destination (Vienna-Schwechat) unscathed.