N.L. passengers aboard weekend flight describe shocking, rough landing in Halifax
CBC
Some passengers say they're still shaken up after a PAL Airlines flight from St. John's had a rough landing in Halifax Saturday night.
"I felt kind of insanely shocked because I couldn't believe it was happening," said Jordan Kelly, who was travelling back to Montreal after visiting family in Marystown for the holidays.
"The side of the airplane started dragging, and then sparks and fire started shooting out of the wing of the left-hand side of the plane."
Halifax airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase told CBC News the airport's emergency response team responded immediately and was able to safely stabilize the aircraft. She said all passengers and crew were safely deplaned and taken to a nearby hangar for medical assessment.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) completed its review of Air Canada Flight 2259, which was operated by PAL, Sunday evening.
Kelly said passengers on board remained "surprisingly chill" as the plane skidded down the runway.
"I was like, 'OK, well, we're on the ground, we're … slowing down, we're dragging a bit. It's not the worst,'" he said.
He said passengers could see flames from inside the cabin, and that once the plane came to a stop, smoke started to billow inside.
Kelly said passengers were composed and the crew did a good job helping everyone get off the plane.
"Everyone was pretty good at staying calm and getting off," said Kelly. "The real Newfoundland optimism there."
As for what happened after passengers got off the plane, Kelly said the situation was "incredibly frustrating."
He said they spent 45 minutes waiting on the tarmac for a bus to transport them to the airport, in the cold and without their bags. There were children and babies, and some people didn't even have coats, he said.
However, he said, firefighters responded very quickly and that police and an ambulance eventually came, too.
Passengers were seen by medics once they got to the airport.
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