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  "textContent": "LONDON, UK — Passengers bound for the United States faced an agonizing six-hour delay at London Heathrow Airport after an emergency evacuation slide was accidentally deployed right before departure. The incident occurred on Sunday aboard British Airways Flight BA217, a regularly scheduled transatlantic service to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The Boeing 777-200ER, registered as […]\n\nThe post Emergency slide accidentally deployed on a British Airways Boeing 777 at Heathrow appeared first on AIRLIVE.",
  "title": "Emergency slide accidentally deployed on a British Airways Boeing 777 at Heathrow"
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