British Airways A320 near Nantes on Jan 2nd 2023, fumes in cockpit
Last Update: January 6, 2024 / 19:03:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-493
Departure
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground in Nantes for about 38 hours, then positioned to London and resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-493
Departure
Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUYH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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