Smartwings 737 captain 'hid' engine failure to continue flight to Prague

Smartwings 737

Source: Smartwings

Czech investigators have revealed that a Boeing 737-800 captain misled air traffic control over a serious engine failure and ignored the first officer’s urging a diversion, in order to press on to Prague, the flight’s original destination.

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