Baltic BCS3 at Vienna on Dec 23rd 2025, de-icing problem
Last Update: December 24, 2025 / 17:03:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
OS-639
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Budapest, Hungary
Aircraft Registration
YL-ABQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
The airline reported technical problems with the de-icing systems of the aircraft prompted the return to Vienna as a repair in Budapest was not possible short term. A replacement aircraft took the passengers to Budapest.
A replacement CS-300 registration YL-AAW reached Budapest with a delay of about 2:15 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
OS-639
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Budapest, Hungary
Aircraft Registration
YL-ABQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
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