On the 4th of March 2024, a Transavia Airbus A321neo experienced an incident that resulted in the deployment of an emergency slide.
The Airbus A321neo with registration PH-YHZ was operating flight HV5132 from Barcelona to Amsterdam. However, the A321neo emergency slide somehow deployed in Barcelona. The cause of the slide deployment is currently unknown.
Passengers disembarked the aircraft safely, but the incident caused a significant delay. According to reports, the flight was grounded in Barcelona for over six hours.
De pechkist van @transavia !
Inadvertent slide deployment op BCN bij de nieuwe A321neo. Glijbaan (per ongeluk) uitgeklapt.Eerdere incidenten met de PH-YHZ:
Bird strike
Zaklamp monteur tussen flaps pic.twitter.com/KRRojQPt64— Menno Swart (@MennoSwart) March 4, 2024
Transavia has not yet released any details regarding the cause of the slide deployment or the nature of the incident.
This event is sure to raise questions about the circumstances surrounding the emergency slide deployment. Passengers likely faced significant inconvenience due to the lengthy delay.