British Airways A320 near Athens on Aug 15th 2019, smoke on board
Last Update: August 15, 2019 / 22:13:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2553
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-MIDO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 8 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2553
Departure
Heraklion, Greece
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-MIDO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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