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Naples, aircraft gear tyre burst: airport closed

Naples, Italy - Operations stopped for several hours

The runway of Naples-Capodichino airport has been closed for several hours yesterday, after one of the gear tyres of a Lufthansa Airbus A-321, directed to Munich, burst during the taxiing phase before taking off. Many flights scheduled for the day have been cancelled or delayed while other aircraft arriving to Naples have been diverted to Rome or Bari. The 97 passengers that were on board of Lufthansa's...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108861
Rome, Italy, 09/03/2009 13:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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