An Air Canada plane with 128 passengers on board made an emergency landing Monday night at Madrid airport due to a technical problem, Spanish authorities said.
The Boeing 767-300, which had taken off from Madrid airport in the afternoon, landed around 7:10 pm "without problem", indicated on its Enaire Twitter account, the air traffic control in Spain.
Circles in the sky
Before being able to land, this plane, which was destined for Toronto, had been forced to fly over the Madrid region to lighten up by burning part of its fuel. “Air Canada flight AC837 on the Madrid-Toronto route had an engine problem shortly after takeoff. One tire also exploded on takeoff, one of ten tires on this model, "said a spokesperson for the Canadian company before landing.
"The aircraft chose to turn around to return to Madrid" and had to "circle the air to burn fuel to lighten up for landing," she added. According to the airport website, Air Canada flight AC 837 took off at 2:33 p.m.
Flight over a tapas nest
The emergency services had deployed “preventive” firefighters and medical teams on the spot while the Minister of Transport Jose Luis Abalos made the trip to the airport to follow the landing.
The Spanish Air Force had also sent an F-18 fighter plane near the Boeing to check the condition of the landing gear, the Defense Ministry said. This emergency landing came a few hours after the temporary closure of the airspace around the Madrid airport due to the presumed presence of drones.
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