Westjet B38M near Goose Bay on Jun 13th 2026, fumes affect all flight attendants and 2 passengers

Last Update: June 26, 2026 / 13:17:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-65

Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GDDR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Westjet Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GDDR performing flight WS-65 from Glasgow,SC (UK) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 153 people on board, was enroute at FL320 about 110nm northwest of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when the crew contacted Medilink and subsequently decided to divert to Goose Bay after all 4 flights attendants and two passengers experienced shortness of breath due to fumes in the aft cabin. The aircraft landed safely in Goose Bay about 30 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported: "The FA maintained their safety related duties and the aircraft landed at CYYR without incident where ATC had deployed emergency services to meet the aircraft. The crew and passengers were assessed by paramedics and released. Fire crews inspected the aircraft for the source of the fumes and tested the air quality in the aircraft. Maintenance personnel identified the source of the fumes as a faulty aft galley oven."
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-65

Departure
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GDDR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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