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| Date: | Wednesday 10 September 2025 |
| Time: | 04:46 AM |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | Maldivian (Island Aviation) |
| Registration: | 8Q-IAB |
| MSN: | 1161 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 213 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal Int’l Airport -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Malé-Velana International Airport (MLE/VRMM) |
| Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU/ZUTF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Maldivian flight Q2340, an Airbus A330-203, was en route when engine oil starvation forced the crew to divert to Dhaka (DAC), Bangladesh.
The aircraft was ferried back to Malé on 20 September 2025.
Sources:
Flightradar24, planespotters.net
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/8q-iab#3c218f33
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2025 07:12 | DawudAviationYT | Added |
| 13-Oct-2025 07:15 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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