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British Airways Boeing Lands with Smoke Alert in Barcelona


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What: British Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from London Heathrow,EN to Barcelona
Where: Barcelona
When: Aug 2nd 2009
Who: 176 passengers 2 pilots and 5 crew members
Why: When smoke was detected in the cabin en route, the crew declared an emergency. The flight landed safely in Barcelona, and passengers debarked via slides. The examination of the plane as it was checked for fire which delayed the passengers retrieval of baggage, but no actual source of smoke or fire was ever detected.

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