British Airways A320 near Basel on Oct 5th 2019, smoke in cabin
Last Update: October 5, 2019 / 20:04:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2591
Departure
Bari, Italy
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airport reported the cause of the smoke is not yet known, 4 members of the crew were impacted by the smoke and were transported to a hospital. Traffic at Basel/Mulhouse airport was suspended for about 20 minutes prompting three aircraft to divert.
A replacement A320-200 registration G-EUYU was dispatched to Basel/Mulhouse, resumed the flight and reached London with a delay of 7:15 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2591
Departure
Bari, Italy
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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