Close call for Air Canada flight as plane lands with damaged landing gear in Halifax

An Air Canada jetliner narrowly avoided disaster when it landed with broken landing gear at Halifax airport, reports News from – declared. The report indicated that the flight was from St. John, Canada to Halifax Airport in Goffs, Canada.

Describing the incident, a passenger on the flight named Nikki Valentine said the plane encountered a problem during landing. It tilted about 20 degrees to the left and a loud noise, similar to a crash, was heard, she added, reported by News from –. A video of the incident was also shared on several media channels.

This comes as heartbreaking news arrived from South Korea where a plane crashed, killing around 120 people.

Returning to Air Canada news, passengers said: “The plane started to sit at about a 20 degree angle to the left and as this happened we heard a noise quite loudly – ​​which almost sounded like a crashing sound – as the wing of the plane began to skid across the pavement, along with what I presume was the engine. The plane shook a lot and we started seeing fire on the left side of the plane and smoke started coming in through the windows,” said News from –.

Plane crash in South Korea

A jetliner caught fire Sunday after skidding off a runway at a South Korean airport and crashing into a concrete fence when its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy, killing at least 120 people, officials said, in one of the nation’s worst aviation disasters. disasters.

Jeju Air flight 7C2216, from the Thai capital Bangkok, with 181 people on board, was attempting to land shortly after 9 a.m. (0000 GMT) at the southern airport, the South Korean Ministry of Defense said. Transportation.

(With contribution from agencies)