UU978 - Incident: Austral B788 near Naples on Dec 27th 2025
Created Sunday, Dec 28th 2025 17:27Z, last updated Sunday, Dec 28th 2025 17:27Z
An Air Austral Boeing 787-8, registration F-OLRB performing flight UU-978 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Dzaoudzi (France), was enroute at FL350 about 100nm east of Naples (Italy) when the crew decided to divert to Naples reporting a burning odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Naples' runway 06 about 25 minutes later.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Naples about 17 hours after landing.
The airline reported a minor technical problem in the recirculation engine of a section of the cabin. The passengers were taken to hotels and are to continue the flight later the following day.
Source: The Aviation Herald