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Etihad aircraft issues mayday and makes emergency landing in Australia

Brisbane, Australia - The A-330 of the Abu Dhabi-based company had just took off from Brisbane

On Thursday 21 November 2013 a Singapore-bound Airbus A-330 operated by Etihad Airways issued a mayday call and was forced to reverse its course and make an emergency landing at Australia's Brisbane Airport, from where it had taken off shortly before. The Abu Dhabi-based company communicatred that flight EY473, which had about 200 passengers on board according to the airport authority, was forced...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1156638
Rome, Italy, 11/21/2013 14:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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