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Vueling aircraft, flight VY8366 (5): local police denies hijacking reports

Schiphol, Netherlands - "Only a mis-communication between the pilot and the control tower"

The situation of the Vueling flight VY8366 is still not clear. The aircraft took off from Malaga and landed at Schiphol, where local special forces and ambulances were waiting around the runway. In a first moment many press agencies reported about a hijacking, since the aircraft reportedly miss to communicate some data to the control tower, and then approached the airport "In an unusual way". The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144857
Rome, Italy, 08/29/2012 16:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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