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Emergency Landing For Regional Jet In Rochester

TWC News

A regional jet traveling from Newark to Toronto had to make an emergency landing in Rochester on Thursday.

Officials say the pilot of a United Express Jet flight reported smoke in the cockpit. The plane landed without any major problems, and there were no injuries.

Reportedly the passengers on that flight had already been on two other planes.

They say the jet they started out on in New Jersey had mechanical problems; they were put on another plane, but that jet also did not make the trip, and the passengers boarded the third plane, the Embraer jet, which had the smoke issue.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.