Created Friday, Jun 26th 2026 13:17Z, last updated Friday, Jun 26th 2026 13:17Z
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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