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Old 15th Apr 2011, 00:58
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Geez the media are hillarious!
A reporter from ABC Melbourne was onboard the flight and described what happened.
She claims the aircraft became airborne, she even mentioned she could hear the landing gear retract, then an almighty bang with a few shrieks from pax.
Then, in an instant, they were back on the runway and came to a stop whereby a fleet of emergency vehicles surrounded them.
They were kept on board for about 3 hours before being de-boarded and allocated hotels.

Oh, and by the way, when asked by John Faine if the aircraft had 2 or 4 engines, she replied, 4
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