Post by ricloek on Mar 15, 2013 11:08:36 GMT -5
Airline: Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight: MT2045
From: Fuerteventura, Fuerteventura (FUE)
To: Manchester, Manchester (MAN)
Aircraft: Airbus A320-214 (A320)
Reg: G-SUEW
Hex: 400A0A
Squawk: 7700
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Mar 16th 2013 18:17Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 16th 2013 18:17Z
A Thomas Cook Airbus A320-200, registration G-SUEW performing flight MT-2045 from Fuerteventura,CI (Spain) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 192 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 170nm southwest of Faro (Portugal) when the crew initiated an emergency descent (average rate of descent 4800 fpm) due to the loss of cabin pressure and diverted to Faro. The aircraft entered a hold at 3000 feet to burn off fuel and landed safely on Faro's runway 10 about 75 minutes after leaving FL340.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration G-TCAD was dispatched to Faro and reached Manchester with a delay of 7.5 hours.
Flight: MT2045
From: Fuerteventura, Fuerteventura (FUE)
To: Manchester, Manchester (MAN)
Aircraft: Airbus A320-214 (A320)
Reg: G-SUEW
Hex: 400A0A
Squawk: 7700
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Mar 16th 2013 18:17Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 16th 2013 18:17Z
A Thomas Cook Airbus A320-200, registration G-SUEW performing flight MT-2045 from Fuerteventura,CI (Spain) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 192 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 170nm southwest of Faro (Portugal) when the crew initiated an emergency descent (average rate of descent 4800 fpm) due to the loss of cabin pressure and diverted to Faro. The aircraft entered a hold at 3000 feet to burn off fuel and landed safely on Faro's runway 10 about 75 minutes after leaving FL340.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration G-TCAD was dispatched to Faro and reached Manchester with a delay of 7.5 hours.
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