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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Flight makes emergency landing in New Zealand after engine fire due to ‘possible bird strike’

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A Melbourne-bound passenger flight made an emergency landing at a New Zealand airport after a fire shut down one of its engines.

The Virgin Australia aircraft 737-800 with 67 passengers and six crew members on board landed in the New Zealand city of Invercargill shortly after departing from Queenstown airport at 5.50pm local time on Monday.

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