Westjet B738 near Vancouver on Apr 9th 2012, pressurization problem
Last Update: May 4, 2012 / 22:15:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2012
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1862
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GZWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration C-GWRG reached Honolulu with a delay of 5.5 hours.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2012
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-1862
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Honolulu, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GZWS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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