Swiss Air flight makes emergency landing with one engine in Iqaluit

A Swiss International Air Lines flightmade an unexpected landing in Iqaluit Wednesday due to a technical problem.

The Boeing 777, carrying 216 passengers and 17 crew members, was en route to Los Angeles from Zurich.

The landing was uneventful with no injuries reported.

The airline says a malfunction message led to one of the engines shutting down mid-flight.

Flights to and from the Iqaluit airport were delayed for a short time this afternoon due to the diversion.

That was because the plane had trouble turning around with just one engine.

Iqaluit Mayor MadeleineRedferntweeted that the passengers will disembark in shifts to eat and take a tour of the city before anotherplane arrives to take them to Los Angeles, but later tweeted a correction saying the passengers would remain on the plane.