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Incredibly Smelly Fruit Leads To Air Canada Rouge Flight Diversion
An Air Canada Rouge flight made an emergency landing on September 17 after a pungent smell forced its way through the cabin. The odor was so strong that crew members had to wear oxygen masks.
The crew of the Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300ER ordered an emergency landing due to an overpowering smell. Photo: Tomás Del Coro via FlickrFruitful operation
Flight Global reports that flight 1566 was diverted during its journey to Montreal from Vancouver. After returning to Montreal Airport, the stench was discovered to be caused by durian fruit. A shipment of the exotic fruit was found in the forward cargo compartment. The potent nature of the fruit caused its scent to make its way to the main cabin.
As the odor of durian is unfamiliar to many people, the crew made a PAN-PAN call after ascending to 25,000ft. Native to Southeast Asia, the fruit is often talked about for its overpowering fragrance. The smell is often described to resemble rotten onions and raw sewage.
Often hailed as ‘King of the Fruits’, Durian is becoming increasingly popular for its alleged health benefits. Photo: Douglas LeMoine via FlickrSafety first
Unusual smells inside an aircraft can often indicate potentially dangerous operational faults. Earlier this summer, a Virgin Australia flight to Hong Kong made an emergency landing in Melbourne shortly after departing. This was due to a suspected fuel leak in the right engine.
This was followed by a diverted Air China flight between Washington Dulles and Beijing last month. The airliner was forced to make an emergency landing after a fire was spotted in the number one engine.
Fortunately, there was no leak or any other critical emergency for the Air Canada crew to worry about. Subsequently, all 245 passengers and eight crew members on the Boeing 767-300ER continued with no injuries.
This isn’t the first time that durian has caused an airliner to emergency land. In November 2018, CNN reported that a shipment of durian caused a Sriwijaya Air flight to be temporarily grounded after passengers complained about an overwhelming smell. The aircraft diverted while on its way to Jakarta from Bengkulu in Indonesia. It was carrying two tons of the product.
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Last year, a Sriwijaya Air flight also had to make an unexpected landing due to durian. Photo: Steven Byles via FlickrIsolated incident
Despite this event, Air Canada has seen considerable growth in the last few years and is continuing to expand. The Canadian flag carrier is set to launch a new route that will connect Airbus’ branches in Canada and France.
This service will launch in June 2020 and will help link the manufacturer’s Montreal and Toulouse hubs. Additionally, the airline announced that it will be launching a service directly to Bogota from Montreal. This route will also be in effect from June next year.
Simple Flying reached out to Air Canada for comment on the diversion but had not heard back prior to publication. We will update the article with any further information.
https://www.independent.co.uk/trave...-durian-stink-odour-smell-fruit-a9146121.html
The durian is known as "the king of fruits" and is famously smelly ( Getty Images/iStockphoto )
Pilots don oxygen masks and make emergency landing when durian stinks out plane
Crew detected ‘strong odour’ just after take-off
A plane made an emergency landing while pilots donned oxygen masks when a shipment of durians stank out the aircraft cabin.
The Air Canada Rouge jet had just taken off for Vancouver from Montreal when the crew detected a “strong odour” onboard the Boeing 767 aircraft.
Crew wanted to investigate the source of the stench, which had spread through the entire cabin.
When it could not be detected, the pilots made a request for an emergency landing, reported Flight Global.
They put on oxygen masks and returned to Montreal, where it was discovered that the smell was coming from a shipment of the smelly fruit in the forward cargo compartment.
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The plane landed safely and all 245 passengers and eight crew members were unharmed.
A durian, “the king of fruits” that hails from Southeast Asia, is known for its distinctive odour, which some describe variously as smelling of rotten onions, sewage or vomit.
The smell often lingers, which is why certain hotels and public transport networks across Asia have banned them.
Last year, an Indonesian plane was grounded when a shipment of durian made the cabin smell so bad that passengers complained.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/durian-stink-causes-rouge-767-emergency-landing-461294/
Durian stink causes Rouge 767 emergency landing
A peculiar odour permeating the cabin of an Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300ER forced the crew to make an emergency landing on the Montreal-Vancouver route.
After takeoff, as the aircraft climbed to 7,000ft the crew detected a "strong odour," according to Canada's Transport Safety Board.
Flight crew requested to level off at 25,000ft to investigate and troubleshoot the odour, which pervaded the entire cabin, but to no avail.
They then made a PAN-PAN call, donned oxygen masks, and turned the aircraft around to return to Montreal. The cause of the “strong odour” turned out to be a shipment of durians in the forward cargo compartment.
The incident incident took place on 17 September on board flight 1566. It was carrying 245 passengers and 8 crew members. No injuries were recorded.
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號稱水果之王的榴槤，有許多人對它散發的特殊味道都難以招架，加拿大航空（Air Canada）日前就傳出有一班航機在運載榴槤後，因機艙充滿濃烈的氣味讓駕駛員難以忍受，竟宣布客機進入緊急狀況，起飛後約半小時又折返機場，令人傻眼！
示意圖。（Yahoo新聞）
據英國《每日鏡報》報導，上月17日一架原定由溫哥華飛往蒙特婁的航班，當時機上共載有245名乘客和8名機組人員，卻在起飛後約半小時決定折返，駕駛員發出求救訊號，還是第二高級別的緊急狀態，代表嚴重但未達威脅生命安全的情況，原因竟是駕駛員無法忍受機內的榴槤味，最後還要戴著氧氣罩將客機開回機場。
報導指出該班機貨艙在前次飛行時曾運載過榴槤，造成氣味殘留、久久不散，直到飛機折返20小時過後才再次重新投入載客服務。
Incredibly Smelly Fruit Leads To Air Canada Rouge Flight Diversion
- bySumit Rehal
- October 7, 2019
- 3 comments
- 2 minute read
An Air Canada Rouge flight made an emergency landing on September 17 after a pungent smell forced its way through the cabin. The odor was so strong that crew members had to wear oxygen masks.
Flight Global reports that flight 1566 was diverted during its journey to Montreal from Vancouver. After returning to Montreal Airport, the stench was discovered to be caused by durian fruit. A shipment of the exotic fruit was found in the forward cargo compartment. The potent nature of the fruit caused its scent to make its way to the main cabin.
As the odor of durian is unfamiliar to many people, the crew made a PAN-PAN call after ascending to 25,000ft. Native to Southeast Asia, the fruit is often talked about for its overpowering fragrance. The smell is often described to resemble rotten onions and raw sewage.
Unusual smells inside an aircraft can often indicate potentially dangerous operational faults. Earlier this summer, a Virgin Australia flight to Hong Kong made an emergency landing in Melbourne shortly after departing. This was due to a suspected fuel leak in the right engine.
This was followed by a diverted Air China flight between Washington Dulles and Beijing last month. The airliner was forced to make an emergency landing after a fire was spotted in the number one engine.
Fortunately, there was no leak or any other critical emergency for the Air Canada crew to worry about. Subsequently, all 245 passengers and eight crew members on the Boeing 767-300ER continued with no injuries.
This isn’t the first time that durian has caused an airliner to emergency land. In November 2018, CNN reported that a shipment of durian caused a Sriwijaya Air flight to be temporarily grounded after passengers complained about an overwhelming smell. The aircraft diverted while on its way to Jakarta from Bengkulu in Indonesia. It was carrying two tons of the product.
Video of the day:
Despite this event, Air Canada has seen considerable growth in the last few years and is continuing to expand. The Canadian flag carrier is set to launch a new route that will connect Airbus’ branches in Canada and France.
This service will launch in June 2020 and will help link the manufacturer’s Montreal and Toulouse hubs. Additionally, the airline announced that it will be launching a service directly to Bogota from Montreal. This route will also be in effect from June next year.
Simple Flying reached out to Air Canada for comment on the diversion but had not heard back prior to publication. We will update the article with any further information.
https://www.independent.co.uk/trave...-durian-stink-odour-smell-fruit-a9146121.html
The durian is known as "the king of fruits" and is famously smelly ( Getty Images/iStockphoto )
Pilots don oxygen masks and make emergency landing when durian stinks out plane
Crew detected ‘strong odour’ just after take-off
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A plane made an emergency landing while pilots donned oxygen masks when a shipment of durians stank out the aircraft cabin.
The Air Canada Rouge jet had just taken off for Vancouver from Montreal when the crew detected a “strong odour” onboard the Boeing 767 aircraft.
Crew wanted to investigate the source of the stench, which had spread through the entire cabin.
When it could not be detected, the pilots made a request for an emergency landing, reported Flight Global.
They put on oxygen masks and returned to Montreal, where it was discovered that the smell was coming from a shipment of the smelly fruit in the forward cargo compartment.
World news in pictures
Show all 50
The plane landed safely and all 245 passengers and eight crew members were unharmed.
A durian, “the king of fruits” that hails from Southeast Asia, is known for its distinctive odour, which some describe variously as smelling of rotten onions, sewage or vomit.
The smell often lingers, which is why certain hotels and public transport networks across Asia have banned them.
Last year, an Indonesian plane was grounded when a shipment of durian made the cabin smell so bad that passengers complained.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/durian-stink-causes-rouge-767-emergency-landing-461294/
Durian stink causes Rouge 767 emergency landing
- 07 October, 2019
- SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com
- BY: Alfred Chua
- Singapore
A peculiar odour permeating the cabin of an Air Canada Rouge Boeing 767-300ER forced the crew to make an emergency landing on the Montreal-Vancouver route.
After takeoff, as the aircraft climbed to 7,000ft the crew detected a "strong odour," according to Canada's Transport Safety Board.
Flight crew requested to level off at 25,000ft to investigate and troubleshoot the odour, which pervaded the entire cabin, but to no avail.
They then made a PAN-PAN call, donned oxygen masks, and turned the aircraft around to return to Montreal. The cause of the “strong odour” turned out to be a shipment of durians in the forward cargo compartment.
The incident incident took place on 17 September on board flight 1566. It was carrying 245 passengers and 8 crew members. No injuries were recorded.
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/sos加拿大航空緊急折返-竟是為了榴槤-070125631.htmlSOS！加拿大航空緊急折返 竟是為了榴槤...
Yahoo奇摩（綜合報導）
9.3k 人追蹤
2019年10月8日 下午3:01
號稱水果之王的榴槤，有許多人對它散發的特殊味道都難以招架，加拿大航空（Air Canada）日前就傳出有一班航機在運載榴槤後，因機艙充滿濃烈的氣味讓駕駛員難以忍受，竟宣布客機進入緊急狀況，起飛後約半小時又折返機場，令人傻眼！
示意圖。（Yahoo新聞）
據英國《每日鏡報》報導，上月17日一架原定由溫哥華飛往蒙特婁的航班，當時機上共載有245名乘客和8名機組人員，卻在起飛後約半小時決定折返，駕駛員發出求救訊號，還是第二高級別的緊急狀態，代表嚴重但未達威脅生命安全的情況，原因竟是駕駛員無法忍受機內的榴槤味，最後還要戴著氧氣罩將客機開回機場。
報導指出該班機貨艙在前次飛行時曾運載過榴槤，造成氣味殘留、久久不散，直到飛機折返20小時過後才再次重新投入載客服務。
