Airblue A319 near Karachi on May 4th 2012, cabin did not pressurize
Last Update: May 4, 2012 / 12:54:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2012
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
ED-602
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Peshawar, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BIF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft was able to depart again after two hours on the ground and reached Peshawar with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2012
Cause
Cabin did not pressurize
Airline
Airblue
Flight number
ED-602
Departure
Karachi, Pakistan
Destination
Peshawar, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
AP-BIF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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