Transavia B738 near Vienna on May 13th 2018, eight passengers become sick on board
Last Update: May 16, 2018 / 15:15:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-163
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Antalya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
PH-HXM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported eight passengers, seated throughout the cabin, felt unwell in flight and requested medical attention. Two passengers were taken to hospitals, the other six were treated at the airport. The cause of the passengers' illness is currently unknown and is being investigated.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PH-HSI positioned from Amsterdam to Vienna, resumed the flight and reached Antalya with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Vienna for about 7 hours, then positioned back to Amsterdam and remained on the ground in Amsterdam for another 21 hours, performed a test flight and subsequently returned to service about 36 hours after landing in Vienna.
The airline reported that extensive examinations including a verificaton flight have been performed with no findings, a technical cause was ruled out and the aircraft returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-163
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Antalya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
PH-HXM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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