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Fire alarm on British Airways' Jumbo in India

Mumbai, India - The pilot inverted the route landing in Mumbai, from where it had taken off

The pilot of a British Airways Boeing 747/400, about half an hour after take off for flight BA138 from Mumbai, India, to London-Heathrow, UK, decided today to invert the route and to land at the departure airport due to a fire alarm on board of the aircraft, which was carrying 207 passengers. The maneuver was performed successfully and the aircraft landed safely in Mumbai about 1 hour after taking...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1109642
Rome, Italy, 10/01/2009 11:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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