Jet catches fire at French airport

Around 10 passengers were injured evacuating an airliner which caught fire at Orly airport in Paris today.

Jet catches fire at French airport
Wed, 05 Aug, 2009 - 14:29

Around 10 passengers were injured evacuating an airliner which caught fire at Orly airport in Paris today.

One engine on the Airbus 320 run by low-cost carrier Vueling burst into flames as it taxied to take-off for Alicante in Spain.

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