British Airways A320 near Manchester on Jan 27th 2023, fumes in cockpit
Last Update: January 27, 2023 / 16:46:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-MIDS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline confirmed the aircraft was on a positioning flight with 2 crew only, the crew requested priority and diverted to Manchester due to some minor technical issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-MIDS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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