Royal Brunei B772 near Mumbai on Apr 15th 2012, cargo fire indication
Last Update: April 15, 2012 / 11:40:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2012
Airline
Royal Brunei Airlines
Flight number
BI-98
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Aircraft Registration
V8-BLF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline confirmed the diversion due to an aft cargo fire indication, the aircraft landed safely, no injuries occurred. The passengers are going to be taken to hotels in India, visas for the passengers are currently being processed. A replacement aircraft is going to be dispatched to Mumbai and is estimated to depart Mumbai the following day and reach Brunei with a delay of 32 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2012
Airline
Royal Brunei Airlines
Flight number
BI-98
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Aircraft Registration
V8-BLF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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