Eurowings A320 near Munich on Jul 24th 2022, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: October 6, 2022 / 15:54:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-634

Destination
Rhodes, Greece

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Eurowings Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIZT performing flight EW-634 from Cologne (Germany) to Rhodes (Greece), was enroute at FL370 about 10nm northwest of Munich (Germany) when the captain decided to divert the aircraft to Munich due to the first officer becoming ill and needing oxygen. The aircraft landed safely on Munich's runway 08L about 25 minutes later.

Germany's BFU reported the first officer became ill and was provided with oxygen by the cabin crew, while the captain diverted the aircraft to Munich. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the BFU.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-634

Destination
Rhodes, Greece

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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