Lift A320 at Cape Town on Oct 5th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 6, 2025 / 15:00:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lift Airlines
Flight number
GE-130
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-GAL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration ZS-GAS reached Johannesburg with a delay of about 2:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cape Town about 33.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 5, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lift Airlines
Flight number
GE-130
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-GAL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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