WestJet flight makes emergency landing at Lethbridge Airport
LETHBRIDGE – An afternoon WestJet Encore flight from Grande Prairie with approximately 77 people on board made an emergency landing at Lethbridge’s Airport around 3 p.m. Friday (Nov. 23).
A brief statement from Lethbridge County indicated local fire crews were on scene as a precaution.
According to a statement from WestJet, “out of an abundance of caution and due to unfavourable weather conditions in both Calgary and Edmonton at the time, our pilots declared an emergency to ensure priority and diverted to the Lethbridge Airport.”
The company says the plane was diverted because of an instrument display issue.
No one was injured.
It’s not clear whether the passengers have to remain in Lethbridge overnight, whether the plane will be cleared to fly after an inspection, or whether another plane may be sent to pick up the passengers and fly them to Calgary.
In the statement, the company says it understands the incident may have been alarming to passengers and apologized for the inconvenience.
