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Old 26th May 2007, 15:12
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Swarm of bees grounds UK aircraft

OK, maybe this will end up on JetBlast.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...et/6691851.stm

Last Updated: Friday, 25 May 2007, 13:11 GMT 14:11 UK

Almost 200 passengers found themselves stranded at Bournemouth Airport for 11 hours after their plane turned back after flying into a swarm of bees.

The Palmair Boeing 737, bound for Faro in Portugal, took off from Bournemouth at 0810 BST on Thursday.

But after flying into the swarm the pilot experienced an engine surge an hour later and returned the aircraft to the UK for checks.

Engineers ruled it was unsafe to fly and another plane took off at 1915 BST.
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