Wizz Malta A20N at Cluj on Mar 19th 2026, bird strike

Last Update: March 19, 2026 / 16:18:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Flight number
W4-3433

Departure
Cluj, Romania

Destination
Marrakesh, Morocco

Aircraft Registration
9H-WAN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Wizz Air Malta A320-200N, registration 9H-WAN performing flight W4-3433 from Cluj (Romania) to Marrakesh (Morocco), was climbing out of Cluj's runway 25 when the aircraft stopped the climb at FL170 and entered a hold following a bird strike. The aircraft subsequently diverted to Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) for a safe landing on runway 08R about 55 minutes after departure.

A replacement Wizz Air Airbus A321-200 registration HA-LXA reached Marrakesh with a delay of about 4:20 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bucharest about 10 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Flight number
W4-3433

Departure
Cluj, Romania

Destination
Marrakesh, Morocco

Aircraft Registration
9H-WAN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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