Lufthansa 747-400 diverted to Manchester after passengers report fire smell
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- Lufthansa Flight 470 operating from Frankfurt to Toronto was diverted to Manchester after passengers detected a fire smell, and the Boeing 747-400 landed there on September 26.
- Both the outbound and return flights were cancelled and the aircraft remained grounded in Manchester for two days, while a 1987 South African Airways 747-244B Combi crash was also noted for a fire on board.
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