A Thomas Cook Boeing 757 taking British
holidaymakers to Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday made an emergency
landing in Faro, southern Portugal, airport sources said, dpa reported. The sources described the landing as a part
of "normal airport activity," saying it was usual for captains to
land at the nearest airport when facing an "unforeseen situation."
The plane was carrying 210 passengers who had boarded it in London.
The emergency landing occurred one week after a Spanair plane en route to the
Canaries crashed in the Spanish capital Madrid, killing 154 people.
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