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US Airways Airbus diverts to Moncton

What: U.S. Airways Airbus A330 en route from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv
Where: Greater Moncton International Airport
When: Oct 2, 2012
Who: 233 passengers
Why: When the cabin filled with smoke from an overheated oven, pilots diverted the flight to Greater Moncton International Airport at 3:00 a.m.

A replacement flight returned passengers to Philadelphia, where they were able to chose from several replacement options.

The Moncton runway wasn’t long enough to allow an A330 fully loaded and fueled for Tel Aviv to take off.

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