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Celebrities: Leonardo DiCaprioCategories: On a Serious NoteTags: Celebrity Plane Rides, JFK Airport, Moscow

Leonardo DiCaprio's Close Call!

Posted on November 22, 2010 - 1:57pm by loretta

Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of the passengers on a flight from JFK to Moscow got quite a scare over the weekend when one of the engines on the plane shut down.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo was on the flight to Moscow to attend the Tiger Summit, which is a four day meeting to discuss ways to prevent tiger extinction. However, the plane was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing back in New York.

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Leonardo's rep released a statement saying Leo "wishes to commend the actions of the pilot and flight crew in bringing the plane to a safe landing."

Another source added, "Leo signed autographs for all the crew members when they landed."

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  • signalpoint  said:
    1 year ago (November 22, 2010 - 8:37pm) 0 Votes

    I wonder if he was trying to incept one of the flight attendants.

  • Lulu  said:
    1 year ago (November 23, 2010 - 11:31am) 0 Votes

    What a scary situation for Leo Dicaprio!

  • kellie  said:
    1 year ago (November 23, 2010 - 11:33am) 0 Votes

    So scary. I heard about this on the news. Glad that Leo DiCaprio and everyone on board are okay.

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