WestJet Flight From Toronto Has Rough Landing in St. Maarten’s Airport

Pilots taxi a WestJet Boeing 737-700 aircraft to the runway for departure from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on May 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

WestJet says a flight travelling from Toronto had a rough landing at an airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten on Sunday afternoon.

The airline issued a statement on its website, saying the flight WS2276 from Toronto experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Princess Juliana International Airport at around 1 p.m. ET.