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Fire in the aircraft engine, Italian passengers stranded in Cuba

Havana, Cuba - The Boeing 767 reversed its course shortly after the take-off

The pilot of a Blue Panorama Boeing 767 aircraft bound for Milan-Malpensa was forced to reverse course, landing at Havana "Jose Marti" International Airport shortly after the take-off from Cayo Largo del Sur's "Juan Vitalio Acuña", because of a small fire in one of the engines. The incident occurred on Saturday 12 January 2013 at around 5:00 pm (9 pm GMT): the pilot managed to perform an emergency...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1148930
Rome, Italy, 01/14/2013 17:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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