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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 2025 |
| Time: | 18:52 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-251N |
| Owner/operator: | easyJet |
| Registration: | G-UZHA |
| MSN: | 7649 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1A26 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Hurghada Airport (HRG/HEGN) -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Hurghada Airport (HRG/HEGN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EasyJet UK flight U22251, an Airbus A320-251N, was involved in an incident when it descended towards terrain on approach to HRG.
ADS-B data suggest that the aircraft descended to an altitude of about 3100 feet on the downwind leg of an approach to runway 34L. Terrain elevation at that point was about 2329 feet.
Unconfirmed reports state the flight crew reacted to a GPWS alarm and climbed to about 3900 feet before following the normal approach for a safe landing.
METAR:
HEGN 021800Z 26005KT CAVOK 18/09 Q1020 NOSIG
HEGN 021900Z 25004KT CAVOK 17/08 Q1020 NOSIG
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-g-uzha-operated-by-easyjet-on-02-02-2025-at-hurghada/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/33781153/easyjet-plane-mountain-disaster/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-uzha#38f8e444
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/EZY2251/history/20250202/1350Z/EGCC/HEGN/tracklog
Location
Images:
Approach profile from Flysto.net, based on Flightradad24 ADS-B data
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2025 19:42 | ASN | Added |
| 10-Mar-2025 19:53 | ASN | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 11-Mar-2025 07:19 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 28-Mar-2025 14:02 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
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