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AUA Emergency Landing in Vienna


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Contact photographer Gerhard Vysocan
What: Austrian Airllines Boeing-737-800 en route from Vienna to Sofia Bulgaria
Where: emergency landing at Vienna airport
When: 06. 03. 09.
Who: 72 passengers
Why: After the crew of AUA flight OS 797 found smoke filling the cabin, the plane made an emergency landing–shortly after take-off. It was a really short flight. THey took off at 1:47 pm and landed at 1:52pm. Economy Minister Nina Radeva was among those on board.

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