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Incident: Wideroe E290 at Vienna on Jan 11th 2019, cabin did not properly pressurize

A Wideroe Embraer ERJ-190-E2 on behalf of Finnair, registration LN-WEC performing flight AY-1472 from Vienna (Austria) to Helsinki (Finland), was climbing out of Vienna when the crew stopped the climb at FL150 due to the cabin not pressurizing properly. The aircraft returned to Vienna for a safe landing about 35 minutes after departure. A passenger reported the captain announced that due to low cabin pressure they were returning to Vienna. The passenger was rebooked onto the next flight AY-1476, that aircraft however was also unable to fly to Helsinki after flames came out of the left engine prior to boarding. AY-1476 was to be operated by GetJet A320-200 registration LY-FOX, which returned to service about 25 hours after landing in Vienna. LN-WEC remained on the ground in Vienna for about 24 hours, then positioned to Bergen (Norway) and is still on the ground in Bergen about 7.5 hours later.