Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered A6-AOE operated by Air Arabia on 01/10/2023 en route
Pressure warning en route
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Saudi Arabian authorities:
At the top of a descent altitude FL380, an ECAM alert message activated 'CAB Pressure excess' and 'CAB ALT', the crew declared May day at 21:39 UTC while passing FL290, and commenced a rapid descent. The passenger oxygen mask deployed automatically. The flight continued to King Abdulaziz International Airport and landed Safely RWY 34L.