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Nikki Valentine, who was on the PAL Airlines flight, said
passengers felt a “massive rumble” upon landing Saturday night.
“The cabin tilted, we saw sparks and then flames and then smoke
started getting sucked into the cabin,” Valentine said Sunday.
Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase said an Air Canada Express
flight operated by PAL Airlines, arriving from St. John’s,
Newfoundland, experienced an incident upon landing at
approximately 9:30 p.m.
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said the Bombardier
Q400 plane experienced a “suspected landing gear issue” after
arrival and was unable to reach the terminal.
Fitzpatrick said the crew and 73 passengers were off-loaded by
bus and nobody on board was injured.
Valentine said she is “especially thankful the pilot was able to
get ahold of the situation very fast.”
The incident temporarily halted flight activity at the airport.
As of Sunday afternoon, Valentine and other passengers were
still without the bags they were instructed to leave on the
plane. Valentine said she contacted Air Canada, who told her
that it could be up to three more days before their bags are
returned as the investigation into the incident continues.
“A lot of people have things like house keys or wallets they
needed and couldn’t get,” she said.
“It’s all proper procedure, and I’d rather the inconvenience (of
missing bags) than if anything bad had happened, of course, but
it’s still tough.”
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