Kythira, July 22, 2025 — State of Emergency was declared in flight by the crew Olympic Air Flight OA42, as we have been informed, shortly before landing on Kythira One of the two engines on the ATR 72-600 aircraft was shut down, causing concern among passengers and prompting action by air traffic control authorities and the «Kythira State Airport – Alexander Onassis.».
The «emergency» signal was activated during the flight, just as one of the engines malfunctioned. As shown in the open data from the Flightradar24, The aircraft took off circles above the sea northeast of Kythira, to handle the situation and ensure a safe descent.
The ATR72-600, as listed in the aircraft registry SX-OBK, It landed successfully using only one engine, around 2:26 p.m. local time.
The progress log shows at least four circular routes in the air, before the aircraft lined up for landing. The actual flight time was 52 minutes, significantly longer than the usual average of 38 minutes.
Another aircraft was dispatched to transport the passengers
According to the latest information, the scheduled flight from Kythira to Athens will not be operated by the same aircraft, which remains on the ground for a technical inspection. Flight OA42 has been replaced by the aircraft on flight OA3008 (Olympic Air ATR-72), which was dispatched immediately to pick up the returning passengers.
View the flight path on Flightradar24:
