Eurowings A321 near Dusseldorf on Oct 18th 2026, several passengers felt unwell
Last Update: October 19, 2026 / 20:38:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-9631
Departure
Rhodes, Greece
Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIDT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Emergency services had been informed about a great rush of injured. Subsequently three passengers were taken to a hospital, a number of passengers were checked and went home. Fire services reported a number of passengers suffered from gastrointestinal infection.
The airline reported the reason for the illnesses is still unclear, there is some suspicion of an outbreak of the Norovirus.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Dusseldorf about 25 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2026
Classification
Accident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-9631
Departure
Rhodes, Greece
Destination
Dusseldorf, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIDT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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