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What: Icelandair Boeing 757-200 en route from Paris to Reykjavik
Where: emergency landing at Gatwick in London
When: Jun 4th 2009
Who: 148 passengers
Why: The engine made a loud noise and the crew declared an emergency, and shut down the engine. After the emergency landing in London, passengers waited for substitute Icelandair and Iceland Express planes to take them on to Reykjavik, while some returned to Paris.
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