Wizz Malta A320 at Barcelona on Nov 6th 2024, fumes on board
Last Update: November 11, 2024 / 15:15:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 6, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Wizz Air Malta
Flight number
W4-3405
Departure
Cluj, Romania
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
9H-WZT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
However, the return flight was postponed and was carried out by a replacement A320, registration 9H-WAU, reaching Cluj with a delay of about 7 hours.
A passenger booked onto the return flight reported that the entire crew of the inbound flight had to be hospitalized due to fumes/smoke on board of the aircraft. A replacement aircraft was dispatched from Cluj and took them to Cluj reaching the destination with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Barcelona for about 13 hours, then positioned back to Cluj and resumed service about 5 hours after landing in Cluj.
Wizz Air did not respond to e-mails sent by The Aviation Herald.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 6, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
Wizz Air Malta
Flight number
W4-3405
Departure
Cluj, Romania
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
9H-WZT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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