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Smoke on an aircraft, runways closed at London-Heathrow Airport

London, United Kingdom - According to rumours, the airplane had run into a flock of birds

Both runways at London-Heathrow Airport, the world's third busiest hub, were closed in the morning of Friday 24 May 2013, after a British Airways plane made an emergency landing, following reports of smoke seen coming from the rear of a plane. According to unconfirmed rumours, the aircraft had run into a flock of birds. One London Fire Brigade crew promptly intervened. All passengers and crew have...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1152457
Rome, Italy, 05/24/2013 08:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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