A scene from the Prince Albert Airport after a plane made a precautionary landing. (Submitted Photo/Ricky Natomagan)

By Jaryn Vecchio

Scary Situation

Plane makes ‘precautionary landing’ at P.A. Airport after mechanical issue

Nov 3, 2022 | 5:26 PM

What was supposed to be a simple flight to northern Saskatchewan quickly turned into a scary situation for the 22 people on board.

After departing from Saskatoon just after 9 a.m. Thursday morning, a plane for Rise Air had to make a precautionary landing at the Prince Albert Airport due to what the company calls a ‘windshield electrical fault.’

Dan Gold, director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations for Rise Air, says the situation wasn’t as serious as some may think.

“It looks relatively dramatic because there was smoke but in truth… very minor.”

He adds none of the smoke left the cockpit. This was confirmed by Prince Albert’s fire department which ended up responding to the situation.

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According to Gold, from the time the plane’s staff decided to land to when they actually touched down at the airport, it took around five minutes.

No one was injured.

Gold also noted the plane is being looked at, but they believe it should be back in rotation rather quickly.

“The plane will go out once it’s passed our internal safety checks, but we’re liaising with all relevant authorities to make sure the plane is compliant before it goes back into service.”

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Jaryn.Vecchio@pattisonmedia.com

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