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Damaged 747 lands safely in Vancouver
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 | 3:22 PM ET Comments6Recommend19
CBC News
An investigation is now underway after a Cathay Pacific 747-400 was damaged while descending into Vancouver International Airport early Tuesday morning.
Airline officials confirmed an external panel on the fuselage was damaged as the plane descended for a scheduled stopover in Vancouver en route from New York City to Hong Kong.
Passengers on the plane reported hearing a noise at about 20,000 feet, said Cathay Pacific spokeswoman Jennifer Pearson.
"Currently we don’t have full details of the exact damage that it sustained, but an investigation is underway,” said Pearson.
None of the 363 passengers aboard the jumbo jet was hurt and the plane did not have to make an emergency landing when it touched down safely at 3:26 a.m. PT said Pearson.
"The first priority is all the passengers and crew are safe. They disembarked and were accommodated in hotels and will be booked on the first available flights to Hong Kong as soon as possible," said Pearson.
Last Friday, a Qantas jet had to make an emergency landing in Manila after an explosion punched a three-metre hole in the fuselage. | 
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