Mechanical issue forces WestJet plane emergency landing at Winnipeg airport

Dozens of emergency vehicles, including firetrucks, police cars and the Manitoba Emergency Response Vehicle rushed to Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport Friday morning and surrounded a plane.

A mechanical issue forced the emergency landing at about 7:45 a.m. of a WestJet plane bound to Toronto from Regina.

The plane landed safely, said Michael Badejo, spokesperson for the Winnipeg Airport Authority, and about 127 people were unloaded.

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“Those passengers … because they’re heading to Toronto, there’s more than a few flights to Toronto per day, and so WestJet will be handling the rest of their itinerary.”

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WestJet confirmed they are helping passengers get to Toronto and that no one was hurt.

“The aircraft was towed to a holding pad and all guests deplaned and were taken by bus to the terminal,” said Lauren Stewart, spokesperson for WestJet.

“We apologize to our guests for the delay and thank them for their patience.”

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