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FMG's plane scare

A JETSTAR plane carrying 87 FIFO workers from Fortescue Metals Group' Solomon mines to Perth had to make an emergency landing back to Solomon due to a technical fault.

Marion Lopez
A Jetstar plane carrying 87 FMG FIFO workers had to make an emergency landing in Solomon due to a technical fault.

A Jetstar plane carrying 87 FMG FIFO workers had to make an emergency landing in Solomon due to a technical fault.

The incident occurred shortly after take-off on Tuesday morning after the cabin crew noticed “an unusual smell in the rear of the cabin”, an FMG spokesperson said. The plane landed back at Solomon safely...

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