Jetstar A320 at Darwin on Feb 16th 2016, haze in cabin
Last Update: February 17, 2016 / 21:54:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-677
Departure
Darwin, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VGP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration VH-VQM was dispatched from Melbourne to Darwin and reached Melbourne as flight JQ-7301 with a delay of 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to position to Melbourne about 13 hours after landing, remained on the ground in Melbourne again for more than 24 hours and resumed service 50 hours after landing back in Darwin.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-677
Departure
Darwin, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VGP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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