Sister plane made emergency landing five days ago

A SISTER plane of the jet that crashed in Madrid yesterday had to make an emergency landing five days ago after suffering suspected engine problems.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

The plane in question diverted to Gran Canaria after losing power in mid-air.

Rosario Calvo Mancebo, whose relatives were on the flight from Lanzarote to Madrid, revealed how his family noticed something was wrong shortly after takeoff.

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