Volaris A320 near Glasgow on Oct 28th 2016, loss of communication on delivery flight
Last Update: October 28, 2016 / 16:28:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Volaris
Departure
Toulouse, France
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
XA-VLX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Residents on the ground were concerned about hearing the sonic booms produced by the fighter aircraft.
Scottish Police reported the aircraft lost contact at about 14:40L (13:40Z), the aircraft landed at Prestwick at 15:57L (14:57Z).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Volaris
Departure
Toulouse, France
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
XA-VLX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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