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    BMI Regional Plane Diverts to London due to Smoke Indication

    BMI RegionalBMI Regional flight BM-1826 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport, London, England, on December 2.

    The Embraer ERJ-145, en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Bristol, England, had to be landed in emergency after the crew received a smoke indication in its lavatory.

    The plane landed safely.

    All passengers aboard remained unhurt.

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    London Bound AAS Flight Aborts Take-off after Bird Strike

    AASAurigny Air Services flight GR-604 had to abort take-off at Guernsey Airport, Guernsey/ Channel Islands, UK, on September 26.

    Crew of the Embraer ERJ-195, en-route to Gatwick Airport, Crawley, London, had to reject take-off after a “bird strike” on its left engine.

    The aircraft returned to the apron safely.

    The bird strike on the engine caused damage to the plane’s fan blades.

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    Virgin Atlantic Jet Diverts to London’s Gatwick Airport

    Virgin AtlanticVirgin Atlantic flight VS-75 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport on September 14.

    According to the airline, the Boeing 747-400 plane was en-route from Manchester, UK to Orlando, Florida, when it was diverted due to a ‘minor technical problem’.

    The plane landed uneventfully after dumping extra fuel. There were 433 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.