On Feb 3rd, 2026, an easyJet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZWK, operating flight U2-3211 from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, encountered a serious in-flight emergency while cruising over northwestern Spain.
With 132 passengers and 6 crew on board, the aircraft was at FL390, about 70 nautical miles north of Santiago de Compostela, when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL080 following a loss of cabin pressure. The pilots elected to divert to Porto, Portugal, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 17 roughly 35 minutes after leaving cruise altitude.
Spain’s aviation accident investigation authority CIAIAC later reported that the A320 had been dispatched with bleed air system #1 inoperative on the left CFM56 engine, a configuration permitted under certain conditions. During the flight, while still in Spanish airspace, a bleed air leak warning activated on engine #2, effectively leaving the aircraft without normal bleed air supply and triggering the pressurization issue.
In response, the crew started the APU to restore air supply, doned oxygen masks, and carried out standard emergency procedures before diverting. The CIAIAC has opened an investigation to examine the sequence of events and the operational context that led to the dual-system failure.
The incident highlights how quickly routine long-haul leisure flights can turn into high-workload scenarios, and how strict adherence to procedures plays a critical role in bringing everyone safely back to the ground.
