British Airways A21N at London on May 6th 2024, cabin did not pressurize

Last Update: May 7, 2024 / 17:21:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-542

Destination
Bologna, Italy

Aircraft Registration
G-NEOS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A British Airways Airbus A321-200N, registration G-NEOS performing flight BA-542 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Bologna (Italy), was climbing out of Heathrow's runway 09R when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 due to the cabin not pressurizing. The aircraft returned to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 09L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement A321-200N registration G-NEOR departed the following morning and reached Bologna with a delay of about 17 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 4 hours after landing back.

A passenger reported the captain called the lead flight attendant into the cockpit due to cabin pressure issues and returned to London.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
BA-542

Destination
Bologna, Italy

Aircraft Registration
G-NEOS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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