Incident

WS661 - Incident: Westjet B737 near Winnipeg on Nov 16th 2022

Created Tuesday, Nov 22nd 2022 20:36Z, last updated Tuesday, Nov 22nd 2022 20:36Z

Winnipeg International Airport
File photo: Winnipeg International Airport.

A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-GWBN performing flight WS-661 from Toronto,ON to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 117 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 110nm east of Winnipeg,MB (Canada) when one of the pilots became briefly incapacitated. A pilot travelling as passenger was utilized as a precautionary measure while the aircraft diverted to Winnipeg for a safe landing on runway 18 about 25 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported: "The flight landed without incident and was met at the gate by EMS. The pilot was assessed and cleared to deadhead as a passenger to CYYC."

Source: The Aviation Herald

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