The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a aircraft on the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a tough touchdown that sparked flames.
Nikki Valentine, who was on the PAL Airlines flight, stated passengers felt a “large rumble” upon touchdown Saturday night time.
“The cabin tilted, we noticed sparks after which flames after which smoke began getting sucked into the cabin,” Valentine stated Sunday.
Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase stated an Air Canada Express flight operated by PAL Airlines, arriving from St. John’s, Newfoundland, skilled an incident upon touchdown at roughly 9:30 p.m.
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick stated the Bombardier Q400 aircraft skilled a “suspected touchdown gear difficulty” after arrival and was unable to succeed in the terminal.
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Fitzpatrick stated the crew and 73 passengers had been off-loaded by bus and no one on board was injured.
Valentine stated she is “particularly grateful the pilot was capable of get ahold of the state of affairs very quick.”
The incident quickly halted flight exercise on the airport.
As of Sunday afternoon, Valentine and different passengers had been nonetheless with out the baggage they had been instructed to go away on the aircraft. Valentine stated she contacted Air Canada, who advised her that it might be as much as three extra days earlier than their baggage are returned because the investigation into the incident continues.
“Lots of people have issues like home keys or wallets they wanted and could not get,” she stated.
“It’s all correct process, and I’d moderately the inconvenience (of lacking baggage) than if something dangerous had occurred, in fact, but it surely’s nonetheless robust.”
