PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A Venezuelan passenger plane carrying 112 people made an emergency landing in Panama on Wednesday after its pilot saw smoke coming out of its air conditioning equipment, Panamanian authorities said.
The aircraft landed safely at Panama City's Tocumeninternational airport, and no injuries were reported, Panama'saeronautic authority said in a statement.
The plane, operated by the Empresa Aerea Venezolanaairline, was flying a domestic route between the Venezuelancities of Maracaibo and Maiquetia.
The plane's problems came less than a week after anotherVenezuelan passenger plane slammed into the side of an Andeanmountain in thick fog last Friday, killing all 46 aboard.
(Reporting by Elida Morena; Writing by Jason Lange, Editingby Sandra Maler)