Created Monday, Aug 26th 2024 18:21Z, last updated Monday, Aug 26th 2024 19:36Z
A Wizz Air Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Wizz Air Malta, registration HA-LWM performing flight
W4-3751 from Craiova (Romania) to London Luton,EN (UK) with 180 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 50nm south of Budapest (Hungary) when the crew decided to divert to Budapest reporting smoke in the cabin of the aircraft, two cabin crew were not feeling well in addition. The aircraft landed on Budapest's runway 13R about 20 minutes later.
The airport reported the aircraft diverted due to technical and medical reasons. A replacement aircraft and replacement crew took the passengers to London.
Hungary's KBSZ reported: "The Airbus A320 type HA-LWM flight, operated by WizzAir Malta, was operating on the Craiova-Luton route. The flight is 20-25. minute, the flight attendants noticed a strong, pungent smell on board, and 10-15 minutes later, two of the flight attendants became ill, so the pilots decided to land in Budapest, different from the original destination. The landing was uneventful, the crew was taken to hospital for examination. After toxicology tests, the crew was released."
A replacement Airbus A321-200N registration 9H-WAF reached Luton with a delay of about 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Budapest about 38 hours after landing.
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