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Korean Air Diverts to Istanbul


Pictured: The plane in question prior to registration change: F-WWKI (cn 1155) later registered HL8212
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What: Korean Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Seoul to Tel Aviv
Where: Istanbul
When: Oct 5 2010
Who: 203 passengers
Why: The Korean Air flight diverted to Ataturk Airport due to a windshield crack. The flight made a safe landing.

Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the replacement jet was provided.

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