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Transaero Diverts to Rostov-on-Don

What: Transaero Boeing 767 300 en route from Domodedovo to Hurgada Egypt
Where: Rostov-on-Don
When: Reported on Dec 1 2011
Who: 214 passengers
Why: While en route, engine problems forced an unnamed Transaero Boeing crew to divert to Rostov-on-Don reportedly due to undisclosed engine problems. However, date, plane and preliminary cause have not been verified. It apparently had the same number aboard as Kolavia Flight 348 (214) which burned on the runway before being able to take off for Moscow.

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