Air Canada Boeing 767 with 128 souls on board has declared an emergency landing at Madrid airport after suffering an engine issue.
The flight AC837 has landed safely according to an air traffic control.
The cause of the emergency was a part of gear had fallen into the engine as well as a ruptured tyre.
The Canadian air operator departed from the Spanish capital early on Monday afternoon but had to request an emergency return after a part of gear had fallen into the engine during takeoff.
Passengers described a tense mood on the plane as it spent nearly four hours flying in circles near Madrid to burn off fuel before its emergency landing.
'' Obviously, a lot of nervous tension while we were in the air, but the pilots did a terrific job landing the plane,'' said one passenger, Brock Mierzejewaki from Vancouver.''We are still in a little bit of shock but glad to be safe,'' he told Associated Press.
The airport operator said that the pilot called air traffic control 30 minutes after takeoff to request an emergency landing.
Spain's defence ministry dispatched an F18 fighter jet to evaluate the damage done to the Boeing's landing gear as it flew around Madrid.Emergency vehicles approached the aircraft on the tarmac of Adolfo Suarez-Barajas airport soon after it landed at 7:13 pm local time.
Almost 7 months ago in July 2019 an Air Canada Boeing 777-200 with 269 passengers and 15 crew onboard from took off from Vancouver and heading towards Sydney Australia was forced to make an emergency stop in Honolulu due '' to severe clear air turbulence''.
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick, told Daily Hive that approximately 35 passengers'' appear to have sustained minor injuries''.'' Our first priority is always the safety of our flights' passengers and crew and precaution, medical personnel are on standby to assist passengers in Honolulu.
According to the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), Air Canada has been excluded from the list of 20th safe Airlines around the globe in 2019.
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The flight AC837 has landed safely according to an air traffic control.
The cause of the emergency was a part of gear had fallen into the engine as well as a ruptured tyre.
The Canadian air operator departed from the Spanish capital early on Monday afternoon but had to request an emergency return after a part of gear had fallen into the engine during takeoff.
Passengers described a tense mood on the plane as it spent nearly four hours flying in circles near Madrid to burn off fuel before its emergency landing.
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| A tyre ruptured from the left landing gear during take-off and a part of it had fallen into the engine. |
'' Obviously, a lot of nervous tension while we were in the air, but the pilots did a terrific job landing the plane,'' said one passenger, Brock Mierzejewaki from Vancouver.''We are still in a little bit of shock but glad to be safe,'' he told Associated Press.
The airport operator said that the pilot called air traffic control 30 minutes after takeoff to request an emergency landing.
Spain's defence ministry dispatched an F18 fighter jet to evaluate the damage done to the Boeing's landing gear as it flew around Madrid.Emergency vehicles approached the aircraft on the tarmac of Adolfo Suarez-Barajas airport soon after it landed at 7:13 pm local time.
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| Back in July 2017 Air Canada's subsidiary company Air rouge has been forced to make an emergency landing as plane's tire burst while was taking off from Gatwick airport in the UK |
Almost 7 months ago in July 2019 an Air Canada Boeing 777-200 with 269 passengers and 15 crew onboard from took off from Vancouver and heading towards Sydney Australia was forced to make an emergency stop in Honolulu due '' to severe clear air turbulence''.
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick, told Daily Hive that approximately 35 passengers'' appear to have sustained minor injuries''.'' Our first priority is always the safety of our flights' passengers and crew and precaution, medical personnel are on standby to assist passengers in Honolulu.
According to the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), Air Canada has been excluded from the list of 20th safe Airlines around the globe in 2019.
World’s safest airlines 2019
- Air New Zealand
- Alaska Airlines
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Emirates
- EVA Air
- Finnair
- Hawaiian Airlines
- KLM
- Lufthansa
- Qantas
- Qatar
- Scandinavian Airline System
- Singapore Airlines
- Swiss
- United Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic and Australia
World’s safest low-cost airlines 2019
- Flybe
- Frontier
- HK Express
- Jetblue
- Jetstar Australia/Asia
- Thomas Cook
- Volaris
- Vueling
- Westjet
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