Passengers from a British Airways jet that was en route to Calgary when it was diverted to Iqaluit arrived at their final destination Thursday evening.
Their original plane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which took off from London, U.K., landed at Iqaluit’s airport on Wednesday evening after experiencing what the airline called a “technical issue.” The passengers stayed in Nunavut’s capital overnight.
Malvinder Singh – who admitted he had never heard of Iqaluit prior to the event — said he was happy to arrive in Calgary safe and praised the plane’s crew for their actions.
“We all smelled a little smoke. Obviously when the captain called we knew there was a problem,” Singh said.
“Nobody was screaming or shouting or anything like that… We really appreciated all that they did. Afterwards, [the crew] went around to everybody and they were first-class.”