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Old 10th Jun 2009, 21:16
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JQ A330 Fire

Jetstar flight from Japan diverted to Guam

Jetstar has just confirmed that one of its A330-200 aircraft operating from Osaka to the Gold Coast has been forced to make an emergency landing at Guam International Airport after part of its cockpit caught fire.

The aircraft landed safely in the early hours of this morning after smoke was detected in the cockpit "followed by the right hand cockpit window area catching fire" before being extinguished by the crew about 4 hours into the flight.

There are 213 people on board including 200 passengers - mostly Japanese nationals with a small number of Australians - and everyone on board is safe.

Jetstar will this morning dispatch an A330 from Sydney to Guam to bring the crew and passengers to Brisbane.

Jetstar says it's "working proactively with relevant authorities" in relation to the incident.
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