Ethiopian B772 over Indonesia on Jan 14th 2019, air space violation
Last Update: January 17, 2019 / 12:21:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-3728
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
ET-AVN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Hang Nadim Airport reported the aircraft had departed Addis Ababa for Hong Kong.
Indonesia's Airforce reported the aircraft had no permission to overfly Indonesia and was intercepted as result. The aircraft has been directed to land on Batam Island and is currently being kept there.
The airline claimed the aircraft had departed Addis Ababa for Singapore (Singapore) to deliver a replacement engine to Singapore. According to ICAO convention article 5 an unscheduled flight can overfly the airspace of a friendly country without prior permission, the airline stated.
Freight flight ET-3728 usually operates from Addis Ababa or Brussels (Belgium) to Hong Kong, however, on Nov 25th 2018 and Dec 23rd 2018 the flight also operated from Addis Ababa to Singapore.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Hang Nadim for about 78 hours, then performed a quick 9 minute hop to Singapore, remained on the ground in Singapore for about 2 hours and departed Singapore for Hong Kong.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-3728
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
ET-AVN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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