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Airplane emergency U-Turn: Gatwick airport paralyzed; flights restored in one hour

London, United Kingdom - Unknown technical problem for a Virgin Atlantic airplane

An Airbus A-330/343X aircraft from Virgin Atlantic Airways made an emergency landing at Gatwick airport today April 16 2012. The operations were blocked until the aircraft was removed from the runway after emergency teams rescued the passengers on-board. The airport re-opened after one hour, while just 11 flights were affected by the incident. The flight, directed to Florida, took off at 09:48 GMT...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139662
Rome, Italy, 04/16/2012 17:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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