Overview

• The Airbus A321neo operating flight W46118 from Sharm el-Sheikh to Rome Fiumicino diverted to Naples Capodichino.
• The pilot reported suspected smoke in the cargo hold and passengers described a loud bang while flying over southern Italy.
• Flight-tracking data showed a rapid descent between Puglia and Basilicata, dropping from about 10,363 to 3,962 meters in eight minutes.
• Firefighters met the aircraft on arrival and conducted an initial inspection, with no injuries reported among those on board.
• Many journalists returning from a peace summit in Egypt were among the passengers, and further technical checks are pending as Wizz Air had not yet commented.