Wataniya A320 near Aqaba on Jul 17th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 17, 2018 / 20:14:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wataniya
Flight number
KW-416
Departure
Beirut, Lebanon
Destination
Kuwait, Kuwait
Aircraft Registration
9K-EAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Aqaba Airport reported a Kuwait based aircraft enroute from Beirut diverted to Aqaba after an engine had been shut down.
Arabic Media reported a Kuwait Airways aircraft had diverted to Aqaba prompting a denial by Kuwait Airways.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wataniya
Flight number
KW-416
Departure
Beirut, Lebanon
Destination
Kuwait, Kuwait
Aircraft Registration
9K-EAI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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