TAP A320 near Budapest on Jul 19th 2012, please pick up your passengers

Last Update: July 20, 2012 / 20:23:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 19, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TP-713

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TNL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200, registration CS-TNL performing flight TP-713 from Budapest (Hungary) to Lisbon (Portugal), was accelerating for takeoff from Budapest's runway 13L when a bus driver taking passengers to a Swiss aircraft radioed 4 passengers to Lisbon were on his bus by mistake. The crew was informed about the missing passengers during climb out, coordinated with dispatch and ground staff, stopped the climb at FL290 and returned to Budapest for a safe landing on runway 13R about 40 minutes after departure.

The four "prodigal sons and daughters" were received on board with huge applause by the other passengers.

The aircraft departed again about 40 minutes after landing and reached Lisbon with a delay of 70 minutes.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 19, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TP-713

Destination
Lisbon, Portugal

Aircraft Registration
CS-TNL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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