Created Sunday, Jun 15th 2025 16:28Z, last updated Sunday, Jun 15th 2025 16:28Z
A Smartwings Boeing 737-800, registration OK-TVR performing charter flight QS-4503 from Athens (Greece) to Kosice (Slovakia), was enroute at FL320 over Hungary about 120nm southsoutheast of Bratislava (Slovakia) when the crew decided to divert to Bratislava. The aircraft landed safely on Bratislava's runway 31 about 25 minutes later.
According to information The Aviation Herald received, the crew needed to shut one of the packs down and indicated they had smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft had just returned from heavy maintenance in Romania after returning from lease for Spicejet.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration OK-TSE positioned from Koscie to Bratislava and performed the onward leg to Prague (Czech Republic) with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft positioned to Prague the following day and returned to service.
