Monarch A320 near Bordeaux on Nov 29th 2012, captain incapacitated

Last Update: November 30, 2012 / 14:30:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZB-7479

Aircraft Registration
G-OZBK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Monarch Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration G-OZBK performing flight ZB-7479 from Lanzarote,CI (Spain) to East Midlands,EN (UK), was enroute at FL360 about 70nm north of Bilbao,SP (Spain) and 125nm west of Bordeaux (France) when the first officer declared Mayday reporting the captain was incapacitated. The aircraft turned to the east and diverted to Bordeaux for a safe landing on runway 23 and stopped on the runway, medical services boarded the aircraft and took the captain to a hospital.

The passengers were taken to hotels. The aircraft is currently estimated to reach East Midlands with a delay of 17 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 29, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZB-7479

Aircraft Registration
G-OZBK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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