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A Boeing 787 full of passengers was stranded in Canada's deep north after a burning smell forced an emergency landing
08.05.2024 - 10:51 / insider.com / Air France
Air France has been working to get passengers back on track after their plane made an emergency landing in the deep north of Canada on Tuesday.
The Boeing 787 flying from Paris to Seattle was over northern Canada when a burning smell was detected in the cabin, the airline told CBC.
The pilots declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest airport. This happened to be in Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's Nunavut territory, which has a population of less than 8,000.
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Iqaluit, formerly known as Frobisher Bay, lies in the region sometimes known as the Canadian Arctic, though the city itself is just outside the true Arctic Circle.
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Data from Flightradar24 shows a different plane was rerouted to rescue the passengers. The Boeing 777 was scheduled to fly from Montreal to Paris, but that flight was canceled.
Nearly 11 hours after the passengers had landed in Iqaluit, the 777 departed for New York.
CBC reported that passengers will be rerouted from New York as soon as possible. Flightradar24 shows the 777 was scheduled to fly from New York to Seattle early Wednesday morning, but this flight was canceled.
In a statement sent to the travel news site Paddle Your Own Kanoo, Air France said it "regrets the inconvenience caused by this situation and reiterates that the safety of its customers and crews is its absolute imperative."
The 787 Dreamliner is still in Iqaluit. CBC reported that it is grounded while crews investigate what caused the burning smell.
Last December, 270 Delta Air Lines passengers had to sleep overnight in a Canadian military barracks after a diversion. Two more planes landed to bring them back on course.
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