Air Comet Turned Away From Brazil
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What: Air Comet Airbus A330-200 en route from Madrid Spain to Buenos Aires Argentina
Where: Atlantic Ocean
When: Nov 6th 2009
Who: 270 passengers
Why: While en route to Argentina, Brazilian Authorities denied overflight permission to Air Comet. The flight had to return to Madrid. Although the plane had the essential paperwork, . Air Comet owes substantial debt (air taxes) to the Brazilian government.