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Indonesia suspends the pilot of the aircraft which landed at the wrong airport

Jakarta, Indonesia - Air traffic controllers are under investigation as well

On Saturday 13 October 2012 an aircraft of the Indonesian company Sriwijaya Air, which departed from Medan, in North Sumatra province, with 96 passengers on board and 7 crew members, was supposed to land at Padang's Minangkabau International Airport, but instead it touched ground at the Tabing Air Force base, which is located roughly 12 km away. The ministry for Transport of the South-East Asian...

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Rome, Italy, 10/15/2012 16:28
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