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ATI Emergency Landing in Manila


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Contact photographer Toshi Aoki

What: ATI Air Transport International Douglas DC-8-70 en route from Tokyo Narita to Singapore
Where: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila
When: Aug 16 2010
Who: 24 passengers and crew
Why: While en route to Singapore, the plane encountered problems over Philippine airspace. With smoke in the hold, the pilot Capt. Espinosa secured permission to divert to Manila. The plane landed with fire and rescue teams on standby.

The cargo plane is specially configured to carry 32 passengers. The flight had been chartered to carry 21 passengers

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