Air France scare at Edinburgh.A FULL-SCALE emergency was declared at Edinburgh airport Edinburgh Airport (IATA: EDI, ICAO: EGPH) is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and, in 2006, was the second-busiest airport in Scotland and the eighth-busiest airport in the UK by passengers and the fifth busiest in the UK by aircraft movments. last night after an Air France flight reported engine trouble. The plane, with 28 passengers and six crew, was due to fly to London's City Airport but had been delayed from departing for an hour. Shortly after taking off, the pilot reported a clunking clunk n. 1. A dull sound; a thump. 2. A blow that produces a dull sound. 3. Informal A stupid, dull person. v. clunked, clunk·ing, clunks v.intr. noise from the engine and abandoned the flight. The Dornier 328 aircraft circled overhead before landing safely at 7.30pm. Witnesses said a convoy of fire trucks and ambulances were in attendance. Police had shut off parts of Glasgow Road to aid the arrival of the emergency vehicles. Airport operators BAA said: "The crew reported a roughrunning engine and a full emergency was declared. "The aircraft has now landed and a full investigation is under way." The company said three people from the plane were staying overnight in Edinburgh. The others were given seats on BMI BMI body mass index. BMI abbr. body mass index Body mass index (BMI) A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. and Air France flights to London last night. |
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