Saudia A320 near Jeddah on Feb 5th 2021, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: February 5, 2021 / 19:39:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-322
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Abha, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AS38
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration HZ-AS43 departed Jeddah about 2 hours after HZ-AS38 had landed and reached Abha with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Jeddah about 6 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-322
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Abha, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AS38
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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