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22nd December 2005 | 14:23

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GBALU53

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Emergency Diversion EIN823

AER lingus 833 from Paris to Cork, emergency diversion into Exeter we thinj the aircraft did an emergency decent in Channel Islands Zond at 1515,any update.

22nd December 2005 | 15:47

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FlyingV

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Was due Cork @ 15:50. Disappeared from the arrivals board for a while. Now showing an arrival time of 17:15

http://www.rte.ie/aertel/p573.htm

Edit: Arrived Cork 17:25

Only 95 minutes late after a diversion?

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23rd December 2005 | 09:19

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EI-MICK

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i heard the radio contact by the crew to aer lingus control at cork on the radio at about 5pm i think and the pilot asked for engineering to look into the starboard landing light, that wouldnt retract,thats all i gathered not too sure exactly what happend before that.

23rd December 2005 | 11:38

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Hope the young lady is alright. A quick stop off in EGTE to get her to hospital.

Wasn't an emergency descent as such. They just wanted to get her to medical aid ASAP.