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BY DOYLE POTENTEAU GLOBAL NEWS – January 3, 2020
Emergency crews were called to Kelowna International Airport on Friday morning for an outbound plane that had to return because of a mechanical issue.
According to the City of Kelowna, Central Mountain Air flight 730 advised air traffic control at 10:40 a.m., that it was returning to the airport because of a mechanical issue.
Emergency response teams were dispatched to the airport as a precaution, with the Kelowna-to-Prince George flight landing safely at 10:51 a.m.
According to Central Mountain Air’s website, the plane was scheduled to leave at 10:10 a.m., and arrive in Prince George at 11:30 a.m.
The flight now features a revised departure time of 1:30 p.m., and an arrival of 2:50 p.m.
The city said there was no disruption to other flights at YLW.
In an email to Global News, Central Mountain Air said the aircraft returned to YLW after having an abnormal engine indication.
“The crew did perform a precautionary shutdown of the engine prior to returning for landing,” said the email. “Alternate flight arrangements were made for the passengers.”© 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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