WestJet

WestJet makes ********* landing in Vegas after concerns of a fuel leak

********* – A WestJet flight from ********* to Canada made an ********* landing at McCarran International Airport just 13 minutes after takeoff.

Airport spokeswoman Christine Crews says the flight crew for Thursday’s flight 1709 to Victoria, British Columbia, worried the plane might have a fuel leak shortly after it took off around 3:18 p.m. The ********** with 126 people on board returned to the airport at 3:31 p.m. and landed without ********. The Clark County **** Department gave the all-clear shortly afterward. Officials say no other flights were *******.

WestJet spokesman Robert Palmer says the ******* cleared the aircraft to continue its journey. The ******* did not find a fuel leak. The WestJet website showed the flight taking off again at 6 p.m. Thursday.






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