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Helios airline's plane diverted due to problems with flaps

London, United Kingdom - Jet landed safely at Luton instead of at Stansted

A Boeing 737 of the Cypriot Helios carrier, the same one operating the flight crashed at Athens last Sunday, has been forced this morning to land at London-Luton Airport instead of at Stansted according to plan, because of troubles with flaps. On board there were 117 people departed from Cyprus direct to the United Kingdom: technically it was not an emergency landing , but flight ZU400 pilot requested...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 125463
Rome, Italy, 08/19/2005 18:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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