Category: Douala Airport (DLA)
Brussels Airlines flight from Yaounde diverts twice: for a medical emergency and for duty time limitations
Brussels Airlines flight SN369, operated by Airbus A330-300 registered OO-SFB (Eurowings livery), from Douala and Yaounde to Brussels had to divert twice on its last leg, first to Tamanrasset, Algeria, for a medical emergency and then to Marseille, France, due to crew duty time restrictions. It landed in Brussels with a delay of 11 hours,…
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300 to Douala and Yaounde returns to Brussels Airport after a technical problem
As already mentioned in our forum yesterday (31 July), a Brussels Airlines aeroplane with 235 passengers on board turned around shortly after taking off from Brussels Airport due to a technical problem. The Airbus A330-300 registered OO-SFF left Brussels Airport on Saturday around 13:15 as flight SN379 to Douala and Yaounde in Cameroon, but turned…
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Cameroon on special permit
Ethiopian Airlines is resuming service to Douala and Yaoundé as of July 13, 2020. The service will initially be three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Addis Ababa to Douala via Yaoundé and then back to Addis Ababa. Further to the resumption of regular service to Dubai and Djibouti, the addition of…
Camair-Co Xian MA60 hit by gunfire during approach into Bamenda Airport, Cameroon
On 1 December, a Camair-Co Xian MA60 (TJ-QDB) operated domestic flight QC272 between Douala and Bamenda, Cameroon. During approach into Bamenda, however, the aircraft was hit by gunfire. The aircraft safely landed at Bamenda Airport, despite the impact on its fuselage. Nobody was injured, the aircraft has been grounded to assess the nature of the…