Transat A321 enroute on Jan 4th 2025, captain incapacitated

Last Update: February 14, 2025 / 15:00:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 4, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Air Transat

Flight number
TS-880

Departure
London, Canada

Destination
Cancun, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
C-GEZO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air Transat Airbus A321-200, registration C-GEZO performing flight TS-880 from London,ON (Canada) to Cancun (Mexico) with 166 people on board, was climbing out of London when the captain indicated he was not feeling well. Later while enroute the captain became incapacitated. The first officer consulted with Medlink and it was decided to continue to destination, where the aircraft landed without further incident.

The Canadian TSB reported: "Later during the flight, the PIC became incapacitated and was unable to continue flying duties. Following a discussion with Medlink, it was decided to continue to destination. The first officer flew the aircraft to destination and aircraft landed without incident."

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Cancun for about 17.5 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
A321-211
ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 4, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Air Transat

Flight number
TS-880

Departure
London, Canada

Destination
Cancun, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
C-GEZO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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