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2008/09/26

Emergency Landing in North-Eastern Brazil



What: Boeing 777-200 operated by Alitalia flying from Rome Fiumicino to Buenos Aires
Where: unplanned landing Thursday in the north- eastern Brazilian city of Recife
When: landing was completed without further problems at 2:15 am (0515 GMT)
Who: 295 people on board. Passengers deplaned and took another flight.
Why: The plane experienced mechanical problems on the flight from Rome to Buenos Aires. The pilot informed the control tower that he was having technical problems.

Alitalia is having financial problems.
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