British Airways A320 near Athens on Oct 2nd 2019, smoke in cabin
Last Update: October 3, 2019 / 21:13:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2673
Departure
Larnaca, Cyprus
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-GATL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Athens for about 17 hours, then continued the flight and reached London with a delay of 17:45 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Athens due to a minor technical issue. The passengers were provided with accomodation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2673
Departure
Larnaca, Cyprus
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-GATL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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