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USA: a plane lands on the wrong strip, a tragedy avoided

Washington, USA - A Continental Airlines' plane with 160 people on board landed on the taxiing strip, no injures

Last week happened an event that could have been a slaughter, and once more the Newark "Liberty Airport" is the center of polemics. Yesterday two planes collided on the runway, fortunately without injures. This event occurred on last Saturday but only yesterday the airport authorities gave the news. A passenger plane with 160 people on board landed by mistake on the taxiing strip instead of the runway....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 68183
Rome, Italy, 11/02/2006 12:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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