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A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 bound for Hanoi returned to Munich after spending about two hours in a holding pattern following an unusually late takeoff rotation. Investigators are examining the apparent laboured departure, which reportedly kicked up dust near the runway end and may have caused substantial aircraft damage.
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A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 bound for Hanoi returned to Munich after spending about two hours in a holding pattern following an unusually late takeoff rotation. Investigators are examining the apparent laboured departure, which reportedly kicked up dust near the runway end and may have caused substantial aircraft damage.
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