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 | | Subject: Major air tragedy averted, Emirates plane safely lands Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:38 pm | |
| http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20100425/808/tnl-major-air-tragedy-averted-emirates-p.html
Kochi, Apr 25 (ANI): A major air disaster was averted on Sunday morning when an Emirates aeroplane flying over Goa hit an air-pocket and landed safely at the Nedumbasserry International Airport in Kochi.
Passengers of the Emirates flight from Dubai to Kochi suffered anxious moments when their aircraft had a free fall of almost 18,500 feet in an air pocket.
An air pocket is a downward air current that causes an aircraft to lose altitude abruptly. It is a localised region of low air density or a descending air current, causing an aircraft to suffer an abrupt decrease in height. | |
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