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Old May 27, 2012 | 4:25 am
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Originally Posted by CityFlyer99
Yes, but the aircraft (a) might not be able to depart again and (b) leave 500 people stranded with no stairs or other infrastructure in -50degrees in various Central Asian -stans.
747 is a lot more flexible.
Well 747's aren't exactly common in Kazakhstan either so I imagine most emergency fields aren't equipped for them either. There was a BA 747 that diverted to KZ some years ago (fire warning in the hold) and they had to fly in a 767 and 2xA320 to get the passengers out.
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