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Adria Airways aircraft returns to airport shortly after take-off.

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An Adria Airways aircraft carrying 60 passengers to Paris, France was forced to return to Ljubljana, Slovenia shortly after take-off today (7 January).

The pilot of the Airbus A320 aircraft noticed a technical

fault with an engine shortly after taking off from Ljubljana airport at 0805 GMT. The aircraft landed safely around 15 minutes later.

Technicians are investigating the cause of the fault, which is currently unclear. All passengers were transferred to another aircraft, The Associated Press reported.

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