Skyup Europe A21N near Rzeszow on Jul 7th 2025, hail strike
Last Update: July 17, 2025 / 17:30:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skyup Europe
Flight number
U5-7349
Departure
Rzeszow, Poland
Destination
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
9H-PEB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
A replacement Fly2Sky Airbus A321-200 registration LZ-MDL continued the flight and reached Sharm el Sheikh with a delay of about 13.5 hours.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Katowice about 10 days after landing.
On Jul 17th 2025 Poland's PKBWL reported: "During takeoff climbout while attempting to avoid a storm front, the aircraft entered a hailstorm. The flight crew informed ATC of a weather radar failure, aborted the flight, and requested landing vectors to the en-route airport, where the aircraft landed safely. After landing, significant damage to the aircraft was detected.", rated the occurrence an accident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2025
Classification
Accident
Airline
Skyup Europe
Flight number
U5-7349
Departure
Rzeszow, Poland
Destination
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
9H-PEB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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