Wizz A321 at Warsaw on Aug 19th 2024, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: September 24, 2024 / 06:30:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 19, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-1451

Destination
Larnaca, Cyprus

Aircraft Registration
HA-LXC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Wizz Air Airbus A321-200, registration HA-LXC performing flight W6-1451 from Warsaw (Poland) to Larnaca (Cyprus), was climbing out of Warsaw when the captain stopped the climb at FL100 and decided to return to Warsaw reporting the first officer had been incapacitated. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 33 about 25 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Warsaw when the first officer felt reported feeling unwell. A replacement crew performed the flight.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 hours, then departed again and reached Larnaca with a delay of about 4:15 hours.

On Sep 24th 2024 Poland's PKBWL reported the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 19, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Wizz Air

Flight number
W6-1451

Destination
Larnaca, Cyprus

Aircraft Registration
HA-LXC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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