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Air Europa flight from Paraguay to Madrid lands in Brazil after technical problem

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources Ongoing story
  • An Air Europa flight from Paraguay to Madrid landed in Brazil after the airline reported a technical and operational problem.
  • Paraguay’s civil aviation authority said passengers were receiving assistance, while an airport official dismissed reports that ticks caused the landing as erroneous.
  • Paraguayan media cited a Spanish report alleging ticks were found on seats and hand luggage, with some passengers reportedly bitten.

An Air Europa aircraft flying from Paraguay to Madrid landed in Brazil after what the airline described as a technical and operational problem, according to Paraguay’s National Civil Aeronautics Directorate.

The aircraft had a technical and operational problem in Brazil, which is why it had to land there.

· Air Europa, quoted by Walter SchuhbaumThe airline’s explanation for the aircraft’s landing in Brazil.

Walter Schuhbaum, operations manager at Asunción’s Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, said Air Europa had reported that the aircraft encountered the problem in Brazil and therefore had to land there. The airline did not provide further details, but said all passengers were receiving assistance.

All passengers are being properly assisted.

· Air Europa, quoted by Walter SchuhbaumThe airline’s statement about passenger support after the landing.

Schuhbaum rejected a suggested connection between the landing and reports of ticks on the aircraft, calling that version erroneous. Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color, however, cited a Spanish media report claiming the plane had been left stranded in Brazil after an unusual tick infestation was detected and the aircraft had to be fumigated.

erroneous

· Walter SchuhbaumHis description of reports linking the landing to an alleged tick infestation.

According to that account, passengers and crew began noticing ticks on seats and hand luggage during the flight, triggering biosecurity concerns. ABC said the captain requested an emergency landing in Brazil because of the contamination. Local newspaper Última Hora also repeated the report and cited passengers who said the parasites had bitten them.

an unprecedented plague of ticks

· Spanish media report cited by ABC ColorThe reported explanation for why the aircraft was allegedly fumigated in Brazil.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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