What: United Airlines flight 952 en route from Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. to Frankfurt in Germany
Where: emergency landing at Shannon Airport. Shannon Airport is reducing from 280 staff to being manned by skeleton staff of fewer than five Aer Lingus ground personnel; but emergency services were deployed.
When: Friday October 17 2008 landing safely at landed safely at 6.13am
Who: 190 passengers and crew
Why: A technical problem in the cockpit area resulted in smoke entering the flight deck. A replacement plane was provided for the passengers.
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Contact photographer Tombarelli FedericoWhat: Air Europa Boeing 737-800 Tallinn to Tenerife
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