BAW A320 near Bucharest on Oct 9th 2025, fumes on board
Last Update: October 10, 2025 / 10:46:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2025
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-603
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUUF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Romania's Ministry of Health reported the presence of smoke was confirmed immediately after landing, the aircraft was evacuated, four passengers needed to be treated for smoke inhalation.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted as a precaution due to a minor technical problem, there had been no smoke on board, the passengers disembarked normally, there were no hospilatisations.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2025
Classification
Accident
Cause
Fumes on board
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-603
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUUF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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