Tag: Landing

Qantas Boeing 747 forced to land in Bangkok after engine problem

HOURS after a Qantas jet plunged almost 8000m during an emergency descent yesterday a Sydney-bound flight was forced to return to Bangkok because of engine problems. Flight QF2 carrying 352 passengers was about 30 minutes into its flight from Bangkok International Airport when one of its engines began “consuming fuel more quickly than normal” a […]

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January 22, 2011January 22, 2011

Thai AOT approves $167m for residents living near airport

THAILAND – THE Airports Authority of Thailand on Friday approved a Bt4 billion (S$167 million) budget to compensate residents living near Suvarnabhumi airport who have been affected by excessive noise from passenger jets’ engines during take-offs and landings. The approval has reportedly been influenced by a sit-in protest by around 200 residents at a gate […]

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