Sunwing passenger recounts moments after pilot shuts down engine mid-air
CTV
A Toronto passenger said her Sunwing Airlines flight was unforgettable as she recounted the moments after the pilot shut down the plane’s engine mid-flight to Montego Bay on Friday.
A Toronto passenger said her Sunwing Airlines flight was unforgettable as she recounted the moments after the pilot shut down the plane’s engine mid-flight to Montego Bay on Friday.
Sarah-Anne Finn, a traveller from Toronto, told CTV News Toronto an announcement aired over the intercom less than an hour after take off.
“It was just something you don’t really forget,” she said.
The pilots informed passengers there was a mechanical issue involving the engine, and as a result they would have to return to Toronto.
“They told us it was going to be a bumpy landing,” Finn said.
Sunwing told CTV News Toronto that one of the plane’s engines shut down mid-air due to low oil pressure. To triage, the pilot switched off one of the plane’s two engines.
As they touched down, fire trucks and emergency vehicles met the plane on the ground, Finn said.
