Westjet emergency in British Columbia unfolding

7 years ago
by eturbonews

Emergency crews are standing by at Prince George, British Columbia airport in Canada .

Two Westjet planes had been declaring emergencies.

One a  commercial Westjet passenger aircraft with 40 passengers on board may be in trouble. The captain declared an emergency and has its nose gear only half down

The flight originated in Vancouver.
After 188 minutes delay the aircraft is now attempting to land and touched down.

A second plane has been circling waiting for the other Westjet emergency to land and is now running low on fuel ready to land next.

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