Wizz A320 near Sofia on Apr 1st 2020, loss of cabin pressure

Last Update: April 1, 2020 / 21:18:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 1, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-4306

Destination
Sofia, Bulgaria

Aircraft Registration
HA-LYR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Wizz Air Airbus A320-200, registration HA-LYR performing flight W6-4306 from London Luton,EN (UK) to Sofia (Bulgaria) with 96 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL390 about 140nm northwest of Sofia, still in Serbian Airspace, when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft continued to Sofia, the crew advised no assistance was needed for the arrival, after levelling off at FL100 the crew advised a normal descent schedule from this point on, they would be able to hold for about 50 minutes at Sofia before they needed to divert (tower reported RVRs for runway 09 at 1500-1600 meters). The aircraft landed on Sofia's runway 09 about 25 minutes after leaving FL390.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Sofia about 5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 1, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-4306

Destination
Sofia, Bulgaria

Aircraft Registration
HA-LYR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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