Created Wednesday, Sep 27th 2023 19:28Z, last updated Wednesday, Sep 27th 2023 19:28Z
An Aeroregional Beoing 737-500, registration HC-CUH performing flight RER-877 from Quito to Loja (Ecuador), were descending towards Loja's Ciudad de Catamayo Airport about 10nm north of Guayaquil (Ecuador) when the crew decided to divert to Guayaquil due to a problem with the cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks deployed. The aircraft landed safely in Guayaquil about 15 minutes later.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 25 hours, then positioned back to Quito, but has not yet resumed service about 72 hours after landing in Guayaquil.