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2008/10/15

Perth: Yet Another Airbus Emergency Landing



What: Emirates Airbus A340 Flight EK425 en route from Perth International Airport leaving at 6am bound for Dubai
Where: PERTH Westralia Airport, Australia
When: The pilot made a textbook emergency landing about 8.40am.
Who: All 120 passengers disembarked safely at about 9am..
Why:The pilot was forced to turn back after reporting smoke in the cabin. Fuel was dumped from the plane before it came in to land. The Airbus is the same set-up as the Qantas Airbus A330-300 that injured more than 70 people when it lost altitude. Passengers said no smoke was visible inside the jet.
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