Jetstar A320 near Coolangatta on Dec 20th 2017, fumes on board
Last Update: December 20, 2017 / 21:58:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-967
Departure
Cairns, Australia
Destination
Coolangatta, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VQC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Emergency services reported six patients were taken to hospitals with dizziness, nausea and light-headedness.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-967
Departure
Cairns, Australia
Destination
Coolangatta, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VQC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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