Iglesias unhurt in plane emergency (From Your Local Guardian)

Iglesias unhurt in plane emergency

7:18am Wednesday 22nd October 2008 in

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Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias has emerged unscathed after his plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

The singer was flying over the Atlantic from the US on Monday when his plane ran into trouble.

The pilot was forced to shut down one of the jet's engines, and made an emergency landing at Luton Airport.

A spokesman for Iglesias's Polydor record label confirmed that no-one was hurt.

The singer, who has had hits with Hero, Do You Know? and Don't Turn Off The Lights, is on a promotional tour of Europe after the release of his English Greatest Hits album.

His London agent said the engine troubles had happened while the singer was onboard a private plane.

He praised the pilots who brought the pop star to safety.

"The highly skilled pilots managed to make a safe landing and nobody was hurt," he said.