National

Air Transat Says March 9 Emergency Landing Was Caused By Faulty Smoke Detector

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Mar, 2019 07:52 PM

MONTREAL — Air Transat says the emergency landing of one of its planes in New Jersey last weekend was caused by a faulty smoke detector.

Flight TS942 was travelling from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday when it was forced to land in Newark due to reports of smoke in the cargo hold.

A passenger on the plane described feeling scared as she and her fellow travellers were told to crouch forward and put their heads down to prepare for an emergency landing.

The plane landed smoothly and the 189 passengers were evacuated from the plane using slides. The airport briefly closed both its runways due to the incident.

Air Transat spokeswoman Debbie Cabana says a subsequent inspection found there was no smoke or fire. It determined the alarm had been set off due to an issue with the detection system inside the cargo hold.

She says the passengers were all given a $200 travel credit to compensate them for the delay.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Trudeau Acknowledges Global Turmoil Is Making Canadians Anxious, Fearful

The prime minister insisted the best way to allay those fears is to stick to his government's plan for improving the lot of middle-class Canadians.

Trudeau Acknowledges Global Turmoil Is Making Canadians Anxious, Fearful

Now Is Not The Time For PM Trudeau To Call Chinese President, Says Ambassador

The prime minister calling the (Chinese) president is essentially the last arrow in our quiver

Now Is Not The Time For PM Trudeau To Call Chinese President, Says Ambassador

Canadian Charged With Indecency In Australia After Flight From Hong Kong

ADELAIDE, Australia — A Canadian man is accused of performing indecent acts on a flight from Hong Kong to Australia.

Canadian Charged With Indecency In Australia After Flight From Hong Kong

Kenya Court Orders 6 Suspects, Including Canadian, Held For Nairobi Hotel Attack

Kenyan authorities say 21 people, including one police officer, were killed by the attackers, one of whom blew himself up beside a restaurant. Another four gunmen died.

Kenya Court Orders 6 Suspects, Including Canadian, Held For Nairobi Hotel Attack

Researchers See Possible Link Between Opioids, Birth Defect

NEW YORK — Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect.

Researchers See Possible Link Between Opioids, Birth Defect

Saudi Women Runaways Rebel Against System Of Male Control

Identified only as Nojoud al-Mandeel on Twitter, her case differs from that of al-Qunun. She has not fled the kingdom, has not revealed her face and has only made her pleas for help on Twitter in Arabic.