Aeroflot A320 near Prague on Nov 11th 2017, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: November 14, 2017 / 16:32:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2384

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BIU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BIU performing flight SU-2384 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Geneva (Switzerland), was enroute at FL360 about 50nm northeast of Prague (Czech Republic) when the first officer became incapacitated and needed immediate medical assistance. The captain decided to divert the aircraft to Prague, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 24 about 22 minutes later. The first officer was taken to a hospital.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5.5 hours, then continued the journey to Geneva arriving in Geneva with a delay of 5:45 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2384

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BIU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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