Smoke in the Aircraft Cabin, Wizz Air Makes Emergency Landing in Budapest

Wizz Air’s flight between Craiova, Romania and London-Luton landed in Budapest early Sunday morning because smoke had entered the cabin of the Airbus A320 and two crew members complained of feeling unwell, Airportal.hu wrote.

The airline’s flight W4 3751 took off from Craiova International Airport in Romania at dawn on Sunday. The Airbus A320 to London-Luton was already flying in Hungarian airspace when the crew decided to make an emergency landing because

smoke had entered the cabin through the air conditioning system.

The pilots turned towards Budapest near Kecskemét (central Hungary) and landed safely at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport at 6.11 a.m. Before landing, the aircraft reported to the local air traffic control that two crew members were complaining of feeling unwell. The flight was carrying 180 passengers and 6 crew members.

The passengers were transported to the transit zone and were given water by Budapest Airport staff on arrival. The flight resumed its journey to London-Luton at 9.51 a.m. after a change of aircraft and crew.

The 12.5-year-old aircraft concerned is one of the oldest in the Wizz Air fleet. The aircraft, which has Hungarian registration, is believed to be among those whose lease has expired, but the airline has decided to extend the lease due to a shortage of aircraft caused by problems with the Pratt & Whitney GTF engines in the new generation aircraft.

Via Airportal; Featured image via Facebook/Wizz Air