AIRLINE:
Wow! I've glad no one was hurt, but what a sight!
To have a big brother land in your back yard!
--- Mike Burris
Cambridge, Mass / USA
--- Roger James <ejames@escape.ca> wrote:
> Jet makes emergency landing in Churchill
>
> CHURCHILL, MAN. - A Boeing 777 jet from France was
> forced to make an=20
> emergency landing in Churchill Thursday morning. The
> jet landed safely and=
> =20
> no one was hurt. The plane, Air France flight 062
> with 189 people on=20
> board, was headed for Los Angeles from Charles de
> Gaulle Airport in=20
> France. "The pilots declared an emergency =96 smoke
> in the cockpit =96 and=
> =20
> landed safely at Churchill Airport shortly after 11
> a.m.," says Transport=20
> Canada spokesperson Susan McLennan. "Local fire
> response was on site when=20
> the aircraft landed, but the situation was under
> control. There were no=20
> injuries." Air France is reported to be sending two
> other planes to pick=20
> up the passengers. There is no word on how long the
> passengers will be=20
> stranded in Churchill. The Churchill airport is
> used for emergency=20
> landings because one of its runways is large enough
> to handle big=20
> planes. In the last 12 years, airport officials say
> five jets have used=20
> the Churchill airport for emergency landings.
>
> CBC News - Mantioba
>
>
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