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| Date: | Monday 8 March 2021 |
| Time: | 07:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-6H3 |
| Owner/operator: | Tunis Air |
| Registration: | TS-ION |
| MSN: | 29499/510 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | north of Tunis -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Monastir-Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR/DTMB) |
| Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airfield (LYS/LFLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tunisair flight TU462, a Boeing 737-6H3, diverted to Tunis, Tunisia, following a loss of cabin pressure.
The aircraft was en route from Monastir to Lyon at FL380 when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 at 06:42 UTC. A safe landing was made at Tunis Airport at 07:06 UTC.
Sources:
https://actu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/lyon_69123/un-avion-a-destination-de-lyon-atterrit-d-urgence-apres-une-depressurisation_40040779.html
https://www.realites.com.tn/2021/03/monastir-un-avion-partant-vers-lyon-rebrousse-chemin-en-urgence/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ts-ion#27051ee2
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 2017 | TS-ION | Tunis Air | 0 | nr München |  |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2021 15:12 | harro | Added |
| 08-Mar-2021 15:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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