Emirates flight turns back after losing pressure

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates?? Emirates airline says one of its planes turned back to Dubai after experiencing a loss in cabin pressure while on its way to India.

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The Dubai-based carrier says flight EK 572 to Kolkata, India, was carrying 184 passengers and 14 crew when it lost pressure Monday afternoon.

Emirates is owned by the government of Dubai. It is the Mideast's largest airline.

Emirates said it is investigating the incident and is "taking all steps to minimize any inconvenience to its passengers."

No injuries were reported. A replacement flight on a different plane was scheduled to leave later Monday.

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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44930610/ns/travel-news/

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