PAL A320 near Iloilo on Apr 19th 2026, air conditioning problems
Last Update: April 22, 2026 / 18:14:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines
Flight number
PR-2544
Departure
Dumaguete City, Philippines
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C8619
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airport reported the aircraft was enroute at FL320 when cabin oxygen supply became insufficient. A number of passengers required medical attention.
Passengers reported that prior to departure there had been no air conditioning. Enroute the situation worsened, people were sweating and had hard times to breathe, an infant turned blue and became unconscious for about 40 seconds, flight attendants and some foreigners provided first aid cooling the girl down with ice, water, mini fans etc, the girl became conscious again. The infant was taken to a hospital after landing and is on the way to recovery.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
PAL Philippine Airlines
Flight number
PR-2544
Departure
Dumaguete City, Philippines
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C8619
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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