LS622 - Incident: Jet2 B738 near Budapest on Apr 26th 2025
Created Tuesday, Apr 29th 2025 12:30Z, last updated Tuesday, Apr 29th 2025 12:30Z
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZBC performing flight LS-622 from Dalaman (Turkey) to East Midlands,EN (UK) with 184 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 110nm south of Budapest in Serbian Airspace when the crew decided to divert to Budapest due to an engine oil leak on the left hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft landed safely on Budapest's runway 31R about 30 minutes after the decision to divert.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration G-DRTX reached East Midlands the following day with a delay of about 16 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained in Budapest for about 46 hours, then positioned to Manchester,EN (UK) and is still on the ground in Manchester about 14 hours after landing in Manchester.
Source: The Aviation Herald