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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 2022 |
| Time: | 20:56 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | Volaris |
| Registration: | XA-VRV |
| MSN: | 10454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mazatlán-Gen. Rafael Buelna Airport (MZT/MMMZ) |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Volaris flight 799, an Airbus A320neo, was cleared to land on runway 05L at Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport when it made a missed approach due to traffic (A320neo N545VL) that had entered runway 05L while waiting to take off.
Sources:
https://fb.watch/cT6JFqxNsx/
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-xa-vrv-operated-by-volaris-and-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-n545vl-operated-by-volaris-on-07-05-2022-at-mexico-city/
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/mexican-airline-volaris-fires-pilot-who-recorded-near-crash-2022-08-26/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2022 06:45 | jack727 | Added |
| 08-May-2022 06:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2022 16:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-May-2022 06:16 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Aug-2022 05:47 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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