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What: Air Transat Airbus A-310 en route from Nova Scotia to Cuba
Where: Wilmington International Airport
When: Thursday night
Who: a passenger went into shock and passed out.
Why: Fortunately for the passenger, a doctor on board stabilized the patient. After landing, the 40-year-old passenger was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center and the flight continued on as scheduled to Cuba.
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Contact photographer JangSu Lee –What: Air India Boeing 777 en route from Frankfurt to Chicago
Where: Bucharest
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Contact photographer AviaStarWhat: Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Orlando to Las Vegas
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Contact photographer N94504What: Rynair Boeing 737-800 en route from Stansted England to Graz Austria
Where: Graz
When: Dec 20th 2009
Who: 171 passengers and 6 crew
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