THY A332 enroute on Aug 31st 2025, climbed without clearance, loss of separation

Last Update: November 28, 2025 / 16:01:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 31, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-6380

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JOO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 freighter, registration TC-JOO performing flight TK-6380 from Chennai (India) to Istanbul (Turkey), was enroute westwards at FL340 on airway P574, when the crew requested to climb to FL360 via CPDLC. The controller replied "IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO TRAFFIC", however, the crew initiated the climb to FL360.

A Flydubai Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration A6-FKR performing flight FZ-429 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Kozhikode (India), was enroute eastwards at FL350 causing a loss of separation between the two aircraft.

A loss of separation standard was also observed with a Qatar Airways A320 flying at FL360 westwards ahead of TK-6380 and an Emirates Boeing 777-300 at FL350 flying eastwards.

India's AAIB rated the loss of separation between TK-6380 and FZ-429 a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 31, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-6380

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JOO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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