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| Date: | Sunday 7 January 2024 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Registration: | G-VKSS |
| MSN: | 1201 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | over the Irish Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Bridgetown-Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI/TBPB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Virgin Atlantic flight VS77, an Airbus A330-343, returned to land at Manchester International Airport (MAN) after reports of 'dense and acrid smell of smoke' in the cockpit.
Sources:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-virgin-atlantic-flight-emergency-31826853
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-vkss#33884c6e
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 January 2013 | G-VKSS | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) |  |
sub |
| Bird strike | ||||||
| 4 July 2019 | G-VKSS | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | Boston-Logan International Airport (KBOS), MA | |
non |
| Powerbank Lithium battery thermal event | ||||||
| 1 July 2021 | G-VKSS | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 0 | Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC) |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2024 09:33 | harro | Added |
| 08-Jan-2024 09:33 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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