A Viva Aerobus Airbus A320 lost its front landing today, gear while departing from Puerto Vallarta, on route to Monterrey, in Mexico. The 127 people on board exited the aircraft safely, and currently, Puerto Vallarta’s airport is closed due to the incident. What happened?
What happened?
Today, at approximately 13:40 local time, an Airbus A320, registration XA-VAZ, suffered an incident while departing from Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Immediately after, the airline activated all safety protocols, and no one was injured, said Viva Aerobus in a statement sent to Simple Flying.
According, to the airline, it is currently rescheduling all the passengers that were on board flight VIV4343. They were traveling to the Mexican city of Monterrey.
VivaAerobus Airbus A320 (XA-VAZ, built 2005) experienced a nosegear collapse during line-up on runway 22 at Puerto Vallarta Airport (MMPR). All on flight #VIV4343 Monterrey remained unhurt. Airport was forced to close. @VivaAerobus @Aviationmex pic.twitter.com/BsUNEvFj3s
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) March 18, 2021
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