Yesterday we had major rain and strong winds which led the to following.
After making an emergency landing at the Ottawa
airport Friday afternoon when it nearly ran out of fuel, an Emirates
Airlines Airbus A380 was back in the air heading for Toronto following a
two-hour delay.Flight UAE241 carried more
than 530 passengers, and was originally scheduled to land at Pearson
International Airport at 6:45 p.m. before being rerouted because of wind
and torrential rains.However, the pilots
called in a Mayday to flight traffic controllers at Ottawa’s
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport shortly before 5 p.m. and made
an emergency landing at about 5:30 p.m. The plane departed about two
hours later at 7:50 p.m. after being refuelled. It was expected to
arrive in Toronto two hours after its originally scheduled touchdown.Officials
blamed a day-long downpour in the Toronto area for the flight
diversion, pointing out that the rain has caused havoc at Toronto’s
Pearson Airport, including the rerouting of the Emirates flight.“It’s
been a difficult day for operations,” said spokeswoman for the Greater
Toronto Airport Authority “A few flights have had delays.”One
of those flights was UAE241. Flight data from the website
flightaware.ca shows the Airbus A380 circling several times over Toronto
before heading to Ottawa.The pilots requested
an emergency landing because the airliner was running low on fuel.
Ottawa firefighters and paramedics responded to the call.<div style="overflow: ; color: rgb0, 0, 0; : rgb255, 255, 255; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">
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After making an emergency landing at the Ottawa
airport Friday afternoon when it nearly ran out of fuel, an Emirates
Airlines Airbus A380 was back in the air heading for Toronto following a
two-hour delay.Flight UAE241 carried more
than 530 passengers, and was originally scheduled to land at Pearson
International Airport at 6:45 p.m. before being rerouted because of wind
and torrential rains.However, the pilots
called in a Mayday to flight traffic controllers at Ottawa’s
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport shortly before 5 p.m. and made
an emergency landing at about 5:30 p.m. The plane departed about two
hours later at 7:50 p.m. after being refuelled. It was expected to
arrive in Toronto two hours after its originally scheduled touchdown.Officials
blamed a day-long downpour in the Toronto area for the flight
diversion, pointing out that the rain has caused havoc at Toronto’s
Pearson Airport, including the rerouting of the Emirates flight.“It’s
been a difficult day for operations,” said spokeswoman for the Greater
Toronto Airport Authority “A few flights have had delays.”One
of those flights was UAE241. Flight data from the website
flightaware.ca shows the Airbus A380 circling several times over Toronto
before heading to Ottawa.The pilots requested
an emergency landing because the airliner was running low on fuel.
Ottawa firefighters and paramedics responded to the call.<div style="overflow: ; color: rgb0, 0, 0; : rgb255, 255, 255; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">
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