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The New Zealand Hearth Service introduced {that a} Boeing passenger airplane had landed safely at an airport on Monday after a hearth precipitated considered one of its engines to cease.
The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 airplane, which was going to Melbourne, Australia, landed within the metropolis of Invercargill in New Zealand after the fireplace diverted its course.
Lynn Crowson, New Zealand Hearth and Emergency Service Supervisor, mentioned, “The hearth engines discovered the airplane after they arrived at Invercargill, about 50 minutes after it left Queenstown.”
Queenstown Airport spokeswoman Catherine Nend additionally mentioned, “The reason for the engine fireplace and the variety of passengers on board are nonetheless unknown.”
Virgin Australia mentioned in an emailed assertion {that a} “doable fowl strike” could have precipitated the crash.
Queenstown, with a inhabitants of 53,000, is a vacationer vacation spot on the South Island of New Zealand, well-known for snowboarding, journey tourism and alpine surroundings.
A couple of days in the past, an Air Canada Boeing 777 passenger airplane returned to the airport shortly after takeoff on account of an engine fireplace.
Air Canada mentioned in a press release that the fireplace originated from the airplane, which suffered an “unspecified engine downside” simply after takeoff with 389 passengers on board.
He shortly rotated and made an emergency touchdown at Toronto Airport, the place he was discovered by firefighters.
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2024-06-17 14:39:54