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PANIC ON AN AIRBUS A330: ONE PASSENGER DIED

SRI LANKA, Last Wednesday a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A330 caught fire while it was getting ready for takeoff at the International Airport of Bandaranaike. When the cabin filled with smoke, the passengers ran in a stampede. Among those who got hurt, there was also Kattula Sammiah, 28, who died Sunday evening in hospital. Since the Sri Lankan Airlines was privatized in April 1998, it is fully...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 11221
Rome, Italy, 04/17/2001 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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