Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration OE-LBB performing flight OS-859 from Vienna (Austria) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was climbing out of Vienna when an oven in the aft galley emitted smoke prompting the flight crew to stop the climb at FL280 and return to Vienna, while cabin crew disconnected power to the oven and emptied the oven which stopped the smoke. The aircraft landed safely back about 65 minutes after departure.

Maintenance took the unruly oven into custody.

The airline reported the crew returned the aircraft to Vienna as a precaution after the aft galley oven emitted smoke. Power was disconnected and the oven was cleared out, which stopped the smoke. The aircraft returned to service the following morning. The passengers waiting for the flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna were rebooked onto other flights, the passengers from Vienna to Tel Aviv were taken to Tel Aviv the following day.