Seattle-to-Iceland flight diverted after lights go out
EDMONTON, Alberta - Aviation officials are trying to figure out what caused the cabin lights to suddenly go out Saturday evening on a flight from Sea-Tac Airport to Iceland.
The Icelandair jetliner had to be diverted to Edmonton, where fire engines were waiting on the runway - just in case. But the plane landed safely and normally.
An airport spokesperson says it appears there was some kind of mechanical issue with the plane, but they're still trying to figure out what exactly happened.
Passengers said the crew took the emergency in stride and kept everyone from panicking.
"The crew was calm and handled it very well," said one passenger, Kit Jensen of Denmark.
Passengers were taken to hotels for the night.
The Icelandair jetliner had to be diverted to Edmonton, where fire engines were waiting on the runway - just in case. But the plane landed safely and normally.
An airport spokesperson says it appears there was some kind of mechanical issue with the plane, but they're still trying to figure out what exactly happened.
Passengers said the crew took the emergency in stride and kept everyone from panicking.
"The crew was calm and handled it very well," said one passenger, Kit Jensen of Denmark.
Passengers were taken to hotels for the night.
The crew had to shut down one engine. The lights are a side issue...not a cause for an emergency diversion.
 @bobmrg what the heck you talking about there is no such mention of them shutting down an engine.. if you going to make a fact claim on something not mentioned in the article lets see a source...
I'm flying through Iceland to get to Amsterdam this fall. Cheap flight. :) But a friend went to Iceland for her honeymoon and says it was amazing, so I suppose either of those are "why Iceland."
why would anyone go to iceland?
@dorimonsonfan Iceland Air to Europe is cheaper than most non-stops. Some are probably just routing through.
 @dorimonsonfan To see the Northern Lights perhaps?
 @dorimonsonfan Because it is actually GREEN, not like Greenland which is mostly covered in ice.
 @RTNavy  @dorimonsonfan Greenland icy Iceland is Green .And the women, from what I've seen are insanely gorgeous .
 @dorimonsonfan and this time of year?
 @dorimonsonfan It's a uniquely beautiful place, and the government underwrites tourism to try and bolster the economy.
 @Travis Hartnett  @dorimonsonfan And also a gateway to the rest of Scandinavia and other countries in Europe!
 @dorimonsonfan Hopefully nobody as dumb as you!
At least it wasn't American or United. They probably would have charged the passengers a fee for the "extra destination" of Edmonton.
???????
Hilarious, nowhere does it say who made the plane. Obviously it's not a Boeing jet or it would have been in the **headline**.
@dontneedheels It's a Boeing 757....just not named in the article.
Same thing happened to me when taxiing on a Delta 752 a couple years ago. The t.v.s and lights went out. We turned back and found out the generator that powers the cabin went down. they switched to the back up and off we went. doesn't sound like this was the problem though.
What does Iceland Jetliner??? Are we now hiding the Boeing Jets???
Someone owns this jet!
 @reelin21 yes, Icelandair
 @reelin21 Most people are aware that Icelandair jets are owned by Icelandair, the national airline of Iceland. If you mean who MADE the jet, please disentangle your question so we can actually understand it.
mechanical issues? Lights are electrical...
 @mr_sandman maybe the mechanical part of the generator failed
Really? Unlikely, more than just lights would have failed. They have redundent buses to switch to anyways. Do you know how many generators are on a 757?
Good grief! I took a flight on a DC-10 once where the lights were inoperative before we even took off! It was not considered flight critical, so we flew anyway.
 @factchekr And I took an America West A320 one time when attendant call button was stuck the whole flight. Didn't seem to bother the crew as much as the passengers
Geez KOMO staff, you don't think one of the more informative parts of this story would have been to give the plane maker and model number? Put down the coffee, make a few phone calls and update story. Thanks.
 @Alert Eagle You mean you're too lazy to figure it out on your own? Took me about 30 seconds,but I already knew that Icelandair only flies 757's on this route.
 @snacktrain If anyone was lazy I suspect it was the KOMO staff. If you read KOMO long enough, you will understand my comment. I would not have to research the info, if the staff was more diligent.
Must not be Boeing or KOMO would have given the model number.
@al_wa Yes, they're small (only 21 planes) and fly nothing but 757's. I have a Transatlantic flight with them in a few weeks, and the reason I booked with them was that their flights cost half of what other carriers charge. Should've read the fine print. Didn't realize you had to provide your own lighting. Does the TSA allow you to bring flashlights through Security?
@al_wa They fly 757s I believe.Â
However three couples did join the mile high club before the plane landed. Â :-)
@My_Thoughts Must be two stick figures, I can barely wipe my azz right.
@My_Thoughts To their dream trip destination of.............Iceland.
 @Throbbinhood  @My_Thoughts I would love to go to Iceland on vacation. But the food and lodging there are outrageously expensive, well,, pretty much everything there is outrageously expensive. Those stories of $12 cups of coffee are probably true.
@snacktrain @Throbbinhood @My_Thoughts Iceland sounds beautiful, Wow!
$12.00 for a cup of coffee, I pretty much live on the stuff.
 @Throbbinhood  @My_Thoughts It is my dream trip, actually!  No one understands, especially not my husband who thinks if it's not warm, it's not a vacation.  Fjords, volcanoes, shaggy ponies, and elves - who doesn't like that?!
 @Throbbinhood  @My_Thoughts If you have never been, then you should go. Iceland is an amazing island.