Easyjet A319 near Toulouse on Apr 16th 2016, fumes in cabin

Last Update: April 16, 2016 / 21:07:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2016

Classification
Accident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-5224

Aircraft Registration
G-EZAP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZAP performing flight U2-5224 from Valencia,SP (Spain) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 159 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 55nm southwest of Toulouse (France) when the crew declared PAN reporting a strange smell in the aft cabin which resulted in two flight attendants complaining about head aches. The crew requested medical assistance available upon arrival. The aircraft landed safely on Toulouse's runway 32R about 30 minutes later. After landing the crew advised the odour had dissipated. The flight attendants were taken to a hospital.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Toulouse about 4 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2016

Classification
Accident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-5224

Aircraft Registration
G-EZAP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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