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Cabin smoke on Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737

Tampa, USA - Passengers evacuated via emergency slides

The pilot of a Southwest Airlines' Boeing 737/300, flight WN1245 from Orlando to Denver with 124 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board, decided yesterday to change the route and land at Tampa (Florida), when the crew reported the presence of smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes later and all passengers have been evacuated via emergency slides. According to airport authorities,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109050
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2009 16:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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