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What: Air France Boeing 777-300 en route from Buenos Aires Argentina to Paris
Where: Buenos Aires
When: Mar 19th 2012
Why: Climbing out of Buenos Aires, the pilot approached severe weather ahead and diverted around it, shortly resuming the flight plan. This plane and others flew through severe turbulence.

On making a safe landing, the plane was grounded in Paris for routine inspection procedures that are common after flying through turbulence.

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