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Emergency Plane Landing

Emergency Plane Landing - Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 5:12PM EST



There were tense moments at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport this afternoon.

The cockpit of a U. S. Airways plane in the air started to fill with smoke causing it to land.

No one was injured.

The plane was headed to Philadelphia , but about 45 minutes into the flight, something went wrong.

Everyone on board got out safely.

Passenger Lisa Ehrenreich of Monroe , New York says, "First we thought it somebody had lit a cigarette, that kind of smell. But then it got kind of smoky in the cabin and i think we all just decided to stay very calm."

Enrenreich was one of 32 passengers on the plane.

It took off from Newburgh , New York at 12:48 Thursday and was headed to Philadelphia .

Carol Chambers of Poughkeepsie , New York described what it was like inside the plane.

"The atmosphere, first it was a little bit of surprise, first you sniff it and you're like I smell smoke. Then you ask the next person, do you smell smoke? And then they confirm it, and we alerted the stewardess," said Chambers.

It's not clear why the plane started smoking.

Emergency crews were on scene when it landed.

Passengers like Sarah Meritt of Rock Tavern said the flight crew handled the incident well.

“They just told us it was full of smoke and we were coming to Wilkes-Barre . They were very calm and smooth about it but immediately after saying that we hit turbulence and I have to say it's the first time I felt fearful on a flight," said Meritt.

The passengers we talked to were headed to warm weather vacations.

They tried to smile but knew their plans could be on hold for a while.

We tried to ask about the cause of the smoke, but airport officials didn't make themselves available to the media.

The passengers all tried to either take a late connecting flight to Philadelphia , or take a bus down to that airport.
 


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