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A Brazilian airline changed the flight number for one of its routes after a clairvoyant predicted the plane could crash.

TAM airlines left nothing to chance for a Sao Paulo flight to Brasilia following the warning from renowned psychic Jucelino Nobrega da Luz.

The man who claims he predicted the deaths of both Princess Diana and Brazilian racing hero Ayrton Senna, claimed TAM flight JJ3720 would develop engine trouble and crash on Sao Paulo's main Paulista Avenue.

Tam airlines changed the flight number for a Sao Paolo to Brasilia flight following a warning from a psychic

In light of the 'indispensable information', TAM changed the flight code to JJ4732, stating that passengers security was paramount at all times.

Mr Nobrega da Luz claimed he also correctly predicted the death of presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.

However, his predictions that a cure for AIDS would be discovered in 2008 and the outcome of Brazil's 2006 elections did not come true.

Jucelino Nobrega da Luz claimed the TAm flight would crash in Sao Paolo after take-off

Superstition over flight numbers is nothing new. Airlines don't ever schedule a flight 13 and many airlines opt not to have a row 13 on board their planes. Other numbers avoided include flight 911 and 666.

Airlines also retire the flight numbers of jets that have crashed, with US Airways ditching flight 1549 following the 2009 crash which saw hero pilot safely land the plane in the Hudson River.

Both American Airlines and United have retired flight number 191 following fatal crashes, with that number also associated with accidents for other airlines.