Avion Express A320 near Montreal on Aug 4th 2012, medical emergency
Last Update: August 5, 2012 / 13:07:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 4, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Avion Express
Flight number
CU-171
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Havana, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
LY-VEX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft departed again after about 70 minutes on the ground and reached Havana with a delay of about 4:15 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 4, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Medical emergency
Airline
Avion Express
Flight number
CU-171
Departure
Montreal, Canada
Destination
Havana, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
LY-VEX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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