Wizz Malta A21N at Warsaw on Sep 5th 2025, flaps problems

Last Update: September 6, 2025 / 12:36:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
W4-1454

Destination
Warsaw, Poland

Aircraft Registration
9H-WNI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321-200N, registration 9H-WNI performing flight W4-1454 from Catania (Italy) to Warsaw (Poland), was on final approach to Warsaw's runway 33 when the crew went around due to a problem with the flaps. The aircraft entered a hold, positioned for another approach to runway 33 and landed safely on runway 33 at a higher than normal speed about 30 minutes after aborting the first approach.

A replacement Wizz Air Airbus A321-200N registration HA-LZY performed the return flight but landed in Palermo (Italy) rather than Catania with a delay of about 4:45 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Warsaw about 20 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
W4-1454

Destination
Warsaw, Poland

Aircraft Registration
9H-WNI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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