Cebu Pacific A21N at Cebu City on May 4th 2026, smell and smoke in cabin
Last Update: May 10, 2026 / 18:37:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cebu Pacific Air
Flight number
5J-2512
Departure
Cebu City, Philippines
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C4120
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
A passenger reported the aircraft landed back "due to weird smell and visible smoke in cabin seconds after takeoff".
The airline apologized to passengers for "additional servicing of this aircraft in compliance with aviation standards".
A replacement A321-200N registration RP-C4149 reached Manila with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 35 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cebu Pacific Air
Flight number
5J-2512
Departure
Cebu City, Philippines
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
RP-C4120
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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