Air Transat 737-800
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey briefly closed its runways March 9 after the pilot of an Air Transat Boeing 737-800 requested an emergency landing because of reports of smoke or fire in the aircraft’s cargo hold. Air Transat flight 942 diverted to EWR while en route from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, landing on Runway 4R at 8:28 a.m. local time. Firefighters responded to the aircraft, and passengers evacuated to the runway via emergency slides, the FAA said. The airline reported that 189 passengers and six crew were on board the flight, and that “no one was injured.” It said another aircraft was sent to Newark to resume operating the flight to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. EWR reported two minor injuries “unrelated to any smoke condition.” Flights resumed at around 11 a.m., according to the airport. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates EWR, said there was a report of smoke that “originated in some luggage in the cargo hold,” but he had no further information.<br/>
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Air Transat 737-800
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey briefly closed its runways March 9 after the pilot of an Air Transat Boeing 737-800 requested an emergency landing because of reports of smoke or fire in the aircraft’s cargo hold. Air Transat flight 942 diverted to EWR while en route from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, landing on Runway 4R at 8:28 a.m. local time. Firefighters responded to the aircraft, and passengers evacuated to the runway via emergency slides, the FAA said. The airline reported that 189 passengers and six crew were on board the flight, and that “no one was injured.” It said another aircraft was sent to Newark to resume operating the flight to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. EWR reported two minor injuries “unrelated to any smoke condition.” Flights resumed at around 11 a.m., according to the airport. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates EWR, said there was a report of smoke that “originated in some luggage in the cargo hold,” but he had no further information.<br/>
