Easyjet A320 near Milan on May 3rd 2026, medical problem of first officer

Last Update: May 3, 2026 / 16:58:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-2815

Destination
Preveza, Greece

Aircraft Registration
G-EZOX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZOX performing flight U2-2815 from Bristol,EN (UK) to Preveza (Greece), was enroute at FL390 over Innsbruck (Austria) when the crew decided to divert to Milan Malpensa (Italy) due to a medical problem with the first officer. The aircraft landed safely on Malpensa's runway 35R about 30 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours until a replacement first officer had boarded the aircraft and reached Preveza with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-2815

Destination
Preveza, Greece

Aircraft Registration
G-EZOX

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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