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What: Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Saarbruecken to Munich
Where: 70 passengers
When: Feb 24 2010
Who: 70 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane was struck by lightning.
The lighting strike is probably the reason why an engine failed. The flight diverted to Luxembourg where it made a safe landing, and where they were able to arrange repairs.
Passengers were provided overnight hotel accommodations, and scheduled to fly to Munich the next day.
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