Great excitement in Spanish airspace: An Air Canada plane has to fly close to Madrid for hours. Even the Spanish military is deploying.
- Air Canada plane circles Madrid over five hours
- The Boeing 767-300 was damaged at take-off
- The path of the plane was followed closely - even a fighter jet came
Madrid - What a horror ride for 128 passengers on Air Canada flight AC837: For over five hours, the plane circled due to technical problems in Spanish airspace. This is announced by the news agency dpa. One of the Boeing 767-300's bikes was damaged at take-off, so they decided to make an emergency landing. The plane was actually on its way to Toronto Pearson Airport.
Air Canada flight AC837: Airplane circles over Madrid - landing at the airport
However, since the aircraft still had too much fuel on board so shortly after take-off, the aircraft circled in the airspace near Madrid for several hours. A passenger on board Boeing told a radio interview that the situation on board the plane was "completely quiet". Furthermore, he said, still in the air on board the plane, that after the take-off you heard "something like a blow".
Still listed on the @AirCanada flight info site as a "weather" delay, which is not true. Barajas preparing for an emergency landing. Flight AC837 still circling to burn off fuel south-east of Madrid. Pilots union Sepla says one undercarriage and one engine damaged. pic.twitter.com/VU95DNUcZr
- Matthew Bennett (@matthewbennett) February 3, 2020Air Canda: Emergency landing of plane at Madrid Airport as a precaution
The Boeing crew quickly reassured the passengers and said that there was no danger. The return to Madrid Airport was a mere precaution.
Several media had started live coverage, which spokesman for the aviation authorities criticized. Relatives and friends of passengers on board could have been disturbed.
Air Canada: Airplane lands at Madrid airport again
A spokeswoman for Air Canada has emphasized that the Boeing is also designed for flying with only one engine. In addition, the pilots are trained for such a situation.
The emergency had been reported to get a prioritized landing permit. Internet videos also show how an Air Force fighter jet approached the aircraft to assess the damage to the engine.
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