Virgin Atlantic A333 at Saint Lucia on Oct 2nd 2017, runway excursion on backtrack
Last Update: October 3, 2017 / 19:01:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-90
Departure
Saint Lucia Hewanorra, Saint Lucia
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VLUV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The airport is curently closed.
Related NOTAM:
A1476/17 - RUNWAY 10/28 CLSD DUE DISABLED AIRCRAFT. 03 OCT 01:30 2017 UNTIL 03 OCT 20:00 2017. CREATED: 03 OCT 02:04 2017
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-90
Departure
Saint Lucia Hewanorra, Saint Lucia
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VLUV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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