Passengers aboard SAS Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK910, traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to Copenhagen, Denmark, faced an unexpected ordeal on Sunday (November 16). The flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Goose Bay Airport in Newfoundland, Canada, just three hours into the nearly eight-hour journey. The Airbus A330-300 landed safely at 9:15 p.m. local time, but the reason for the diversion remains unclear. A passenger on social media suggested an oil leak in one of the engines as the cause.
Goose Bay, a remote Canadian military base, is often used as a diversion site for transatlantic flights but offers limited facilities for passengers. The unexpected landing left hundreds of passengers stranded overnight, with no clear information on accommodations. A similar incident in 2023 saw passengers housed in military barracks, but it is unclear if the same arrangements were made this time.
The passengers endured a 22-hour wait before SAS dispatched a rescue plane from Copenhagen. The replacement Airbus A330, operating as flight SK9201, took off from Denmark at 10:55 a.m. local time on Monday and arrived in Goose Bay just after midday. The rescue plane departed for Copenhagen at 7:15 p.m. local time, finally landing in Denmark around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The original aircraft remained grounded in Goose Bay as of Tuesday morning, and SAS has yet to provide a detailed explanation for the emergency landing. Passengers expressed frustration over the lack of communication and basic amenities during their extended stay at the military base.