British Airways A321 near Copenhagen on Jun 8th 2019, fumes on board

Last Update: June 9, 2019 / 20:16:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2019

Classification
Accident

Flight number
BA-814

Aircraft Registration
G-EUXG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A British Airways Airbus A321-200, registration G-EUXG performing flight BA-814 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Copenhagen (Denmark), was descending towards Copenhagen when the flight crew donned their oxygen masks due to fumes on board. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 22L. Both pilots were taken to a hospital.

The return flight BA-815 was cancelled. The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Copenhagen for about 29 hours, then positioned to London Heathrow but has not yet resumed service.

A passenger booked onto the return flight reported ground staff told them there had been a problem on the inbound aircraft, both pilots needed to don their oxygen masks, felt extremey unwell and were taken to a hospital. Their flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2019

Classification
Accident

Flight number
BA-814

Aircraft Registration
G-EUXG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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