Westjet B737 over Atlantic on May 30th 2017, fuel mystery
Last Update: June 2, 2017 / 20:05:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-30
Departure
Halifax, Canada
Destination
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
C-GWCN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The Canadian TSB reported the operator is investigating the incident.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Glasgow for about 4 hours, then departed for the return flight WS-31 with a delay of about 2.75 hours.
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Westjet Airlines
Flight number
WS-30
Departure
Halifax, Canada
Destination
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
C-GWCN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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