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Smell Of Smoke Forces Emergency Landing At Moncton Airport

Tara Clow January 7, 2021 9:47 am Last Updated on February 7, 2026 10:02 pm

An Air Canada flight was forced to make an emergency landing earlier today at the Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc International Airport.

Dieppe Fire District Chief Julien Boudreau says a reported smell of smoke in the cockpit forced the plane down just after 6am.

Airport spokesperson Julie Pondant says the Canadair Regional Jet was on its way from Sydney to Toronto.

Airport Firefighters checked the cockpit, but couldn’t detect anything.

The over 30 people onboard got off the plane, and were awaiting word of whether or not the plane was safe to fly again.

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.