AN Air Canada flight burst into flames just moments after taking off from the runway.
The clip of the terrifying moment shows Air Canada Flight AC872 gaining altitude as it departed Toronto Pearson Airport on the evening of June 5.
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Viewers can see the fire seemingly come out of nowhere in the video, engulfing the aircraft’s tail after a small explosion.
Witnesses on the ground could see multiple flashes of light almost immediately after the plane took off.
“Holy crap! It’s got an engine fire!” one person can be heard saying in the background.
There were about 400 passengers aboard the Boeing 777 headed to Paris, France, according to a statement by Air Canada shared with local news station CP24.
Company representatives said the fire was due to an issue with the engine’s compressor that forced the aircrew to prematurely land the plane about 30 minutes after takeoff.
“After the aircraft landed, it was inspected by airport response vehicles as per normal operating processes, and it taxied to the gate on its own,” the airline told CP24.
The plane left the gate at 8:46 pm but circled back and landed at the same airport at 9:50 pm, according to the flight tracker FlightAware.
The Boeing involved in the incident will not be used again until it has been inspected and repaired.
“The aircraft will be taken out of service for further evaluation by our maintenance and engineering professionals,” Air Canada representatives said.
None of the 389 passengers aboard the flight were injured.
“Passengers will be accommodated on another aircraft departing Toronto later tonight,” the airline added.
This is the second airplane in just two weeks that has had to abruptly return to Pearson Airport after takeoff, according to Global News.
A May 27 flight between Toronto and Delhi, India, also suffered an engine issue that forced the plane to reroute.
A shocking number of commercial flights have been grounded after facing serious issues in recent months.
TURBULENT TIMES
The passengers on a Singapore Airlines flight just two weeks ago suffered through one of the worst bouts of turbulence ever recorded on a commercial flight.
An unexpected pocket of bad weather caught the aircraft’s pilots by surprise, leading them to alert the cabin to put on their seatbelts just seconds before they flew through the turbulence.
The plane dropped precipitously, tossing passengers, crew, and debris throughout the aircraft.
One man died from a heart attack and dozens of other people were critically injured by the incident.
The 73-year-old’s death marks the first turbulence-related fatality in over three decades, according to the aviation experts at Cirium.
Other major injuries included head traumas and spinal fractures.