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| Airliner makes emergency landing | Airliner makes emergency landing |
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| A passenger plane carrying about 100 people has made an emergency landing at Leeds Bradford International Airport. | A passenger plane carrying about 100 people has made an emergency landing at Leeds Bradford International Airport. |
| A full emergency was declared when the pilot of an Austrian Airlines flight radioed ahead to report a problem with one of the engines. | A full emergency was declared when the pilot of an Austrian Airlines flight radioed ahead to report a problem with one of the engines. |
| The crew of the Fokker 100, travelling from Innsbruck to Leeds, had noticed the engine was malfunctioning. | The crew of the Fokker 100, travelling from Innsbruck to Leeds, had noticed the engine was malfunctioning. |
| "The aircraft has landed safely," said an airport spokeswoman. "Everybody has been taken off and nobody was hurt." | "The aircraft has landed safely," said an airport spokeswoman. "Everybody has been taken off and nobody was hurt." |
| The spokeswoman said: "The right engine is what they called idle, it wasn't working correctly. | The spokeswoman said: "The right engine is what they called idle, it wasn't working correctly. |
| The pilot indicated that he was going to be making an emergency landing at speed West Yorkshire Police spokesman | |
| "It landed and all the passengers have disembarked." | "It landed and all the passengers have disembarked." |
| The airport was operating normally and no other flights had been affected, she added. | The airport was operating normally and no other flights had been affected, she added. |
| Up to 12 fire engines were seen at the airport ready for the emergency landing. | Up to 12 fire engines were seen at the airport ready for the emergency landing. |
| However, eyewitnesses said the plane appeared to land without any problems. | |
| A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The pilot indicated that he was going to be making an emergency landing at speed. | |
| "The aircraft had 103 people on board but thankfully the aircraft made a safe landing and no-one was injured." |