AA flight makes emergency landing in Iceland

Titlu: AA flight makes emergency landing in Iceland
Sursa: Yahoo! News
Autor: ***
Data: 13 aprilie 2010

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland – An American Airlines flight with 145 people on board made an emergency landing in Iceland on Tuesday after five crew members became ill, apparently from chemical fumes in the cabin.

American Airlines Flight 49 traveling from Paris to Dallas-Fort Worth landed safely at Keflavik Airport just after 1345 GMT (9:45 a.m. EDT). Airport spokesman Fridthor Eydal said mechanics and civil aviation investigators were examining the plane to find the cause of the problem.

[...] Frodi Jonsson, an official at the airport's fire department, said the fumes might be traced to boxes in the hold containing plane parts with oils and liquids. He said the cargo would be examined in an investigation. [...]