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Technical problems for two flights in Palermo, Italy

Palermo, Italy - Emergency procedures activated. No problem for the passengers

Two flights requested this morning the emergency procedures to be activated at Palermo-Punta Raisi "Falcone e Borsellino" airport. Luckily in both cases the planes managed to land safely with no further problem for the passengers, besides some minutes of concern. A Blu Panorama Boeing 737 to Rome that took off at about 9:00 am was soon forced to invert the course due to a problem with the on-board...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1102630
Rome, Italy, 04/08/2009 17:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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