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Thu, 11/12/2009 - 11:00
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Gulf Air plane lands in emergency condition at Mumbai airport

Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) A Bahrain-bound Gulf Air flight
on Wednesday landed in emergency conditions at the western
city airport due to a technical problem.

The flight landed safely and all passengers are safe, a
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said.
"Gulf Air flight GF 057 left Mumbai at 1032 hour and
returned to Mumbai at 1124 hours due to technical problem," he
said.
After landing, the aircraft got stuck at the runway, but
it was soon towed away to a parking bay, he said, adding that
the runway was cleared for operations at 1152 hour IST.
There was a local emergency declared for the landing, but
it was not a full emergency, the spokesperson said. PTI IAS
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