British Airways A320 at London on Oct 21st 2020, burning odour on board
Last Update: October 21, 2020 / 09:15:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 21, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2596
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Verona, Italy
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration G-EUYL departed Heathrow about 2 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Verona with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Passengers reported they smelled a burning odour, some of the flight attendants felt unwell.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 21, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-2596
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Verona, Italy
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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