Newark Airport briefly shut down after plane with smoke on board makes emergency landing

Smoke on an aircraft led to 189 passengers being evacuated in an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday morning, a Port Authority official said. 

The incident prompted the airport to shut down all runways briefly.

The pilot of the Florida-bound Air Transat flight requested the emergency landing at about 8:20 a.m., said Steve Coleman, a Port Authority spokesperson. The plane landed safely. 

The passengers were evacuated by the emergency chutes once the plane landed.

There was a minor injury unrelated to the smoke. One person complained of pain from sliding down the chute. Another person suffered a panic attack, Coleman said. The passengers were being treated as a precaution. 

The passengers were scheduled to stay in a terminal waiting area until another flight could be coordinated, Coleman said. 

The Air Transat 492 flight departed from Montreal and was headed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a tweet from the Federal Aviation Administration said. 

As of 9:44 a.m. all flights were resumed. 

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