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Flight delayed after strange odor in airplane
Posted: 02/14/2012
ORLANDO, Fla. - Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight was delayed at Orlando International Airport because of a strange odor in the galley.
The airline reports that plane left the airport for Panama City Monday evening but returned 20 minutes later. The 133 passengers and five crew members were taken off the plane, and Orlando firefighters inspected the Boeing 737-700.
The Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/xrv62I ) reports that nothing abnormal was found, but the airline decided to take the jet out of service.
Southwest was arranging the put the passengers on another plane.
No injuries were reported.
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Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com
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