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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-271NX |
| Owner/operator: | Wizz Air Hungary |
| Registration: | HA-LGA |
| MSN: | 10950 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD/LHBP) -
 Hungary
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bari Karol Wojtyla Airport (BRI/LIBD) |
| Kraków-J. Paul II Balice International Airport (KRK/EPKK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Wizzair flight W65058, an A321neo aircraft was traveling from Bari to Krakow when a bomb threat was received. The flight crew diverted and landed safely at Budapest (LHBP) at 12:38 UTC and pulled into the B5 holding bay. Ground service staff did not wait for the aircraft with the stairs ready, the staff opened all 8 emergency slides and executed an evacuation. Some passengers were injured during the evacuation.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-airbus-a321-registered-ha-lga-operated-by-wizz-air-on-20-07-2022-at-budapest/
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