Air Canada flight makes emergency landing at YVR
An Air Canada Boeing 767 with 106 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport this morning shortly after taking off bound for Shanghai.
Air Canada flight 025 landed safely and returned to the gate shortly after departing at 11:04 a.m. Saturday morning.
Air Canada spokeswoman Angela Mah said the pilot detected a whistling sound coming from a window in the cockpit during the plane's ascent immediately after take-off.
Mah said the pilot and co-pilot decided to turn back while climbing to about 14,000 feet, and made an emergency landing at YVR.
Mah said the passengers will board a different plane bound for Shanghai later this afternoon while maintenance crews make the necessary repairs to the Boeing 767.
Richmond fire and rescue services responded to the call of an emergency landing at the airport but were not needed.