Last weekend, a Wizz Air flight from Craiova to London Luton had to make an emergency landing in Budapest due to a problem onboard the aircraft.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Wizz Air Flight W43751 – Craiova to London Luton…
Wizz Air flight W43751, which made the emergency landing in Budapest, is a routine scheduled flight between Craiova and London Luton.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was HA-LWM.
As per data from Planespotters.net, HA-LWM is a 12.6 year old Airbus A320ceo that started out life with the carrier in February 2012.
In April 2022, the aircraft was handed over to SmartLynx and was placed on a lease with AnadoluJet of Turkey.
Moreover, Wizz Air only took delivery of the aircraft again back in June this year.
Of the A320ceo variant, the Hungarian AOC to the carrier has 22 of them in their fleet.
Also, of the 22, all but four are in active service, with an average age of 12.2 years.
As well as the A320ceo, the Hungarian AOC has 77 Airbus A321s and one A330.
Wizz Air flight W43751, which made the emergency landing in Budapest departed Craiova at 0615 local time on August 25 and initially tracked north-westerly towards London Luton.
Over Hungarian airspace, the decision was made to make a rapid descent into the Hungarian airport with a problem onboard.
The aircraft landed safely without further incident after nearly an hour in the air.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood the cause was due to smoke in the cabin.
Such smoke in the cabin caused two flight attendants to become ill, which then turned it into a medical emergency as well.
Aircraft Grounded For Two Days Following the Emergency Landing…
In a statement, Hungarian authorities said the following on the emergency landing made by Wizz Air flight W43751 Craiova-London Luton in Budapest:
“The Airbus A320 type HA-LWM flight, operated by WizzAir Malta, was operating on the Craiova-Luton route.”
“The flight is 20-25. minute, the flight attendants noticed a strong, pungent smell on board, and 10-15 minutes later, two of the flight attendants became ill, so the pilots decided to land in Budapest, different from the original destination.”
“Landing was uneventful, the crew was taken to hospital for examination. After toxicology tests, the crew was released.”
Following the incident, HA-LWM was grounded for two days.
It operated a test flight on August 27, before being allowed back into commercial service on August 28.
As soon as we have more information on this, we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story.
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