RICHMOND (NEWS1130) - An Airbus is reportedly making an emergency landing at YVR in mere moments. The flight has 290 people on board including passengers and crew. The Cathay Pacific Airbus was leaving for Hong Kong from YVR when the pilot dispatched tower with a 'flap problem'. They have dumped fuel into the ocean, and are expected to make an emergency landing within the hour (as of 4:34pm).
TRAFFIC CLOSURES: Moray Bridge, Dismore Bridge, #2 Road Bridge, Airport Connector Bridge (Westbound), and Arthur Lang Bridge (Southbound) have reopened until further notice.
"dump pollution into the sea" does not mean sending the fuels into the sea per se... it means that the plane is flying over the area to burn off fuel so it can land safely....
I am wondering what did the airline give the passenger to make up. Last time, my plane was late for nearly 4 hours and all they gave us was coupons for donuts...
Planes cannot land with a full load of fuel on board. It will break the landing gears straight away if it ever attempts it... you'll see the max take off weight vs max landing weight is very very different. This is why it needs to dump fuel and to dump it over homes might make some mothers angry because their washing becomes soaked in avgas.