Westjet (737) flight returns to YVR after hitting something.
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Westjet (737) flight returns to YVR after hitting something.
bad reporting in this article.
WestJet flight makes emergency landing at YVR
A WestJet flight out of Vancouver on its way to Hawaii had to make an emergency landing late this afternoon.
The plane hit something in the air and turned around for precautionary reasons just after 5:30 p.m., said a Vancouver International Airport spokesperson.
All passengers are safe and airport authorities are investigating what happened.
WestJet flight makes emergency landing at YVR
A WestJet flight out of Vancouver on its way to Hawaii had to make an emergency landing late this afternoon.
The plane hit something in the air and turned around for precautionary reasons just after 5:30 p.m., said a Vancouver International Airport spokesperson.
All passengers are safe and airport authorities are investigating what happened.
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Mmmmm! I wonder what that "something" could be. I would love to see the NOTAM that's published afterward: "Use extreme caution for something out there". Hopefully they've removed [the something] by now and nobody will hit it anymore. 
Vancouver to Hawai in a B737?
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Maybe a WJ dude can clarify, but I think they reduce the number of middle seat sales to offset the fuel requirement/ weight limitations for flights to the Hawian islands, especially from YYC.
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Lets try that
Read recently about a guy who did that trip in a Bonanza. Turned back at the decision point. Makes the 73 trip a walk in the park, unless of course you ''hit something''.
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737 to Hawai
I took a recent 737-800 flight YVR to OGG on Westjet.
Seats were comfortable with a 34in pitch. Service good. No complaints.
Surely a narrow body plane has to qualify for ETOPS as rigorously as a widebody?
What is more interesting is what the plane hit.
Seats were comfortable with a 34in pitch. Service good. No complaints.
Surely a narrow body plane has to qualify for ETOPS as rigorously as a widebody?
What is more interesting is what the plane hit.
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I was talking in terms of range not what's underneath. As for the Pacific being "rougher" I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. If you mean more prone to turbulence, it doesn't really matter if you're in a B737-800 or a B767-200/300. Rough air is rough air.
'twas fowl indeed...
From transport Canada's CADORS:
"Westjet Airlines Flight WJA1874, a Boeing B738 IFR Vancouver (CYVR) to Lihue HI, reported a bird strike departing Runway 26L. The runway was closed for inspection. After departure the pilot requested return to CYVR but needed to burn off fuel. At 210035Z the aircraft returned to CYVR and requested Crash & Fire Rescue stand-by. All agencies were notified. The aircraft landed safely at 210052Z on Runway 26L. "
From transport Canada's CADORS:
"Westjet Airlines Flight WJA1874, a Boeing B738 IFR Vancouver (CYVR) to Lihue HI, reported a bird strike departing Runway 26L. The runway was closed for inspection. After departure the pilot requested return to CYVR but needed to burn off fuel. At 210035Z the aircraft returned to CYVR and requested Crash & Fire Rescue stand-by. All agencies were notified. The aircraft landed safely at 210052Z on Runway 26L. "