Crime & Safety
Newark Airport Shuts Down Because Of Emergency: Authorities
Newark Airport shut down after an emergency on Saturday, authorities said.
Newark Airport shut down for a brief period of time Saturday morning after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing at the New Jersey airport. Flights have since resumed though not all runways appear to be open.
Because of the airport emergency, all runways were closed after 8:30 a.m. Authorities advised passengers to contact their airlines for flight status updates.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a plane had to make an emergency landing because of a possible fire.
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An Air Transat Flight reported a possible fire in the cargo area and diverted to Newark at 8:30 a.m. Passengers evacuated just after the plane landed.
The plane had departed from Montreal and was heading to Florida.
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The plane landed safely. Two minor injuries were reported, though they were unrelated to any smoke condition.
Flights have resumed although one runway was reportedly still closed.
#FAA statement regarding Air Transat Flight 942. pic.twitter.com/1umh1hmCrU
— The FAA (@FAANews) March 9, 2019
Here's what else happened at the scene:
Emergency at Newark Airport. Nothing arriving or going pic.twitter.com/YZBsg7QplN
— R.J.C (@RJCRampAgent) March 9, 2019
Holy crap. An airplane coming into Newark had a small fire on board, hence the emergency landing. Apparently everyone is safe. Airport temporality shut down
— Jashvina Shah (@icehockeystick) March 9, 2019
Video of plane #EWR pic.twitter.com/46zdKXK02F
— Brian Meier (@MeierReport) March 9, 2019
Just drove past Newark airport and there’s plane with about 15 cop cars surrounding it....
— Jackie Chamberlain (@jacchamberlain) March 9, 2019
@1010WINS #TrafficAlert The @FAANews now reports @EWRairport open but Runway 4 remains closed - an @airtransat flight from #Montréal to #FtLauderdale was diverted to #Newark due to a report of fire in the cargo hold! pic.twitter.com/VNQYshMdDj
— Jeff McKay (@McKayWay) March 9, 2019
CORRECTION - We confirm that flight TS942 from YUL to FLL made a emergency landing in EWR due to reports of smoke in the cargo hold. No one was injured. Our passengers’ safety is our top priority and they were evacuated from the Boeing 737 promptly after landing.
— Air Transat (@airtransat) March 9, 2019
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