Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Nouvelair Airbus A320-200, registration TS-IND performing flight BJ-787 from Nice (France) to Tunis (Tunisia), was enroute at FL350 about 120nm southsoutheast of Alghero (Italy) when the crew turned the aircraft around and diverted to Alghero reporting smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Alghero’s runway 20 about 25 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Alghero for about 11 hours, then continued to Tunis. The aircraft remained on the ground in Tunis for about 19.5 hours, then departed for the next occurrence flight, see Nouvelair plane makes emergency landing second day in a row due to smoke in the cabin.