British Airways A320 near Bordeaux on Feb 27th 2016, technical issue
Last Update: February 28, 2016 / 19:25:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-469
Departure
Bilbao, Spain
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUUD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline reported a technical issue prompting the diversion.
The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Bordeaux about 21 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-469
Departure
Bilbao, Spain
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUUD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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