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The V.C. Bird International Airport reportedly avoided an emergency earlier today, September 22, after a flight from Montserrat reported an incident.<\/p>

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REAL News<\/strong> correspondent George Wehner says the emergency response had to be quickly activated at the airport.<\/p>\n

However, whatever issues the aircraft had encountered \u2013 causing the airport authorities to spring into emergency mode \u2013 were not disclosed ahead of the flight\u2019s safe landing.<\/p>

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The V.C. Bird International Airport reportedly avoided an emergency earlier today, September 22, after a flight from Montserrat reported an incident. REAL News correspondent George Wehner says the emergency response had to be quickly activated at the airport. 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