Airblue A319 near Karachi on May 4th 2012, cabin did not pressurize

Last Update: May 4, 2012 / 12:54:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 4, 2012

Airline
Airblue

Flight number
ED-602

Aircraft Registration
AP-BIF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Airblue Airbus A319-100, registration AP-BIF performing flight ED-602 from Karachi to Peshawar (Pakistan), was climbing out of Karachi when the crew decided to return to Karachi due to the cabin not properly pressurizing. The aircraft landed safely back on Karachi's runway 25L about 20 minutes after departure.

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

Airline
Airblue

Flight number
ED-602

Aircraft Registration
AP-BIF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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