Transavia France B738 near Lyon on Jan 5th 2026, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: January 6, 2026 / 13:20:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TO-8098

Destination
Sfax, Tunisia

Aircraft Registration
F-HTVY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Transavia France Boeing 737-800, registration F-HTVY performing flight TO-8098 from Paris Orly (France) to Sfax (Tunisia), was enroute at FL390 about 80nm west of Lyon (France) when the crew decided to divert to Lyon reporting smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Lyon's runway 35L about 23 minutes after leaving FL390, emergency services checked the aircraft.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Lyon about 22 hours after landing.

The airline reported a technical problem, the passengers were taken to hotels and are going to continue their journey the following day.

Airport Emergency services reported they deployed due to smoke in the cockpit.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TO-8098

Destination
Sfax, Tunisia

Aircraft Registration
F-HTVY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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