Iberia A320 enroute on Aug 24th 2025, near collision with weather balloon

Last Update: November 4, 2025 / 17:37:42 GMT/Zulu time

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An Iberia Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MDK performing flight IB-694 from Catania (Italy) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 146 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL350 overflying Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) when the crew observed a weather balloon. The ...

An Iberia Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MDK performing flight IB-694 from Catania (Italy) to Madrid,SP (Spain) with 146 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL350 overflying Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) when the crew observed a weather balloon. The

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 24, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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