Flight makes emergency landing in Fargo - twice - after bird strike
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A Frontier Airlines flight made two safe emergency landings in Fargo within 24 hours, because of separate problems.
Airline spokesman Steve Snyder says the Bombardier Q400 turboprop hit birds on takeoff Sunday afternoon and was forced to turn back.
The plane was repaired overnight and took off again Monday morning. Snyder says it was forced to turn back again when one of the landing gear doors did not close after takeoff.
Both flights were bound for Denver. Snyder says no passengers were injured. The plane can carry 74 people, and was filled to capacity Monday. Snyder was not sure how many people were aboard Sunday.
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Information from: WDAY-TV, http://wday.com
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