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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Yahoo
Porter Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Regina because of smoke smell in cabin
A planeload of Porter Airlines passengers got an unexpected detour to Regina on Tuesday night, after their plane made an emergency landing. The Embraer 195 jet had been cruising at 38,000 feet over Montana, en route from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver, when the plane suddenly made a steep descent around 7:30 p.m. CST, then diverted to Regina International Airport. Porter Airlines has confirmed the plane cabin smelled of smoke. The pilots landed the plane safely in Regina at 8:33 p.m. CST. "The captain elected to land in Regina as a precaution due to the smell of smoke in the cabin, although none was visible," a spokesperson for Porter Airlines wrote in an email to CBC News on Wednesday morning. The aircraft is recorded on Flight Radar 24 as descending at 10,000 feet per minute at one point. The plane turns directly toward Regina during this descent, then levels off around 7,000 feet for some time. Then, the aircraft turns as if it might be heading to Calgary and climbs back up to 14,000 feet. Then the aircraft turned toward Regina again, and the pilots began a more normal descent toward YQR, landing safely at 8:33 p.m. Regina police, fire and EMS responded to the airport shortly after the pilots declared an emergency. James Bogusz, president and CEO of the Regina Airport Authority, said none of the responding crews identified any smoke coming from the aircraft. Porter Airlines has not yet confirmed what caused the smell of smoke. Passengers on their way this afternoon A spokesperson for Porter said the 85 passengers and five crew members onboard the flight stayed in hotels overnight. Porter has flown out a new aircraft that touched down in Regina Wednesday morning, said Bogusz. He said passengers are set to board around 3:15 CST and continue on to Vancouver. "Hopefully those passengers can get on with where they need to go," said Bogusz. "I'm sure it was quite concerning for them and certainly disruptive to their travel. But hopefully they got to enjoy Regina — maybe unexpectedly this time."
CTV News
16-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
Passenger jet makes emergency landing in Regina
Porter Airlines Flight 483 was forced to make an emergency landing in Regina on July 15, 2025. No one was injured during the incident. (Gord Fiessel/CTV News) A passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Regina International Airport (YQR) Tuesday night. According to YQR officials, Porter Airlines Flight 483 from Hamilton, Ont. to Vancouver, B.C. was diverted to Regina at around 8:20 p.m. 'The captain elected to land in Regina as a precaution due to the smell of smoke in the cabin, although none was visible,' the airline said in a statement to CTV News. Regina Airport Authority CEO James Bogusz says the airport and crews went into its emergency response plan. '[Pilots] declared an emergency and they landed at the airport for a diversion,' he said. 'Our emergency crews did respond but it did land safely.' Bogusz says there were 91 passengers onboard the flight and each person got off the plane and to the airport's terminal safely. 'Our emergency responders responded promptly,' he said. 'A big thanks to our mutual aid partners in the City of Regina. They're part of a big part of our emergency response plan.' 'Thankfully for this one, the plane landed safely,' Bogusz added. 'Passengers will stay in hotels overnight and continue their journey to Vancouver on another aircraft tomorrow,' a spokesperson for Porter said. 'We appreciate the Regina Airport's support on the ground and the patience of passengers as we prioritize safe operations.' YQR says airport operations are not affected by the emergency landing and it remains open.
CTV News
16-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
Emergency crews called to runway, Regina Airport says
Emergency crews were called to the Regina International Airport (YQR) late Tuesday night. According to YQR officials, Porter Airlines flight 483 from Hamilton, Ont. to Vancouver, BC was diverted to the Regina Airport at around 8:20 p.m. '[Pilots] declared an emergency and they landed at the airport for a diversion,' Airport Authority CEO James Bogusz told CTV News. 'Our emergency crews did respond but it did land safely.' Bogusz says there were 91 passengers onboard the flight and each person got off the plane and to the airport's terminal safely. 'Our emergency responders responded promptly,' he added. 'A big thanks to our mutual aid partners in the city of Regina. They're part of a big part of our emergency response plan.' 'Thankfully for this one, the plane landed safely.' A reason for the plane's diversion was not immediately available as YQR directed further inquiries to the airline. CTV News has reached out the Porter for a response.
Global News
17-05-2025
- Business
- Global News
Regina officials hopeful new Denver flight will bring in more business
Regina International Airport is now directly connected to the sixth busiest airport in the world — Denver International Airport. The first departing United Airlines flight left Regina Friday morning with a nearly full cabin. 'This is beyond any expectation I would have had given the climate we have right now with the U.S.,' says James Bogusz, CEO of Regina International Airport. Despite ongoing tensions between the United States and Canada, many business leaders in Regina are optimistic that this direct flight will bring more investment and tourism business to Saskatchewan. 'This is connections to key trading cities for us here Saskatchewan. We clearly do a lot of exporting,' says Bogusz. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'But we also want to bring people into our community. We're talking about conferences, we're talking about events, tradeshows.' Story continues below advertisement Bogusz told media that one flight will bring in millions of dollars of GDP for Saskatchewan. Despite the trade war, Economic Development Regina is jumping at the opportunity to head to Denver and advocate for business in the province. 'We're leading a trade delegation of 20-plus leaders from Regina to Denver for several days of meeting and business-to-business relationship-building and promotion of Saskatchewan and Regina,' says Chris Lane, Economic Development Regina CEO. According to the EDR website, some other businesses apart of that delegation include Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership, University of Regina, Canadian Western Agribition, Pro Metal Industries, City of Moose Jaw, Global Transportation Hub, Regina Airport Authority, Regina Hotel Association and others. This new flight also gives passengers more options for connecting to international flights out of the U.S. as the Denver airport offers flights all around the world.
