Volotea B712 near Genoa on Oct 17th 2019, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: October 17, 2019 / 19:45:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 17, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
V7-1724

Departure
Naples, Italy

Destination
Turin, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EC-MEZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

A Volotea Boeing 717-200, registration EC-MEZ performing flight V7-1724 from Naples to Turin (Italy) with 120 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 80nm south of Genoa (Italy) when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of the cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were not released. The aircraft diverted to Genoa for a safe landing about 25 minutes after leaving FL340.

The airline reported the passengers continued their journey to Turin by bus.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 17, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
V7-1724

Departure
Naples, Italy

Destination
Turin, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EC-MEZ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

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