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Video: Cathay Pacific jet makes emergency landing in the Aleutians

When Cathay Pacific Flight 884 from Hong Kong to Los Angeles was forced to land Wednesday at a remote air base in the Aleutians after smoke was detected onboard, one passenger captured the frightening ordeal on video.

The clip uploaded to YouTube shows passengers putting on life vests as the Boeing 777 prepares to land at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island. No one was injured, and the passengers were then flown to Anchorage and, finally, to Los Angeles.

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