Porter Airlines flight to Vancouver makes emergency landing in Regina

A planeload of Porter Airlines passengers got an unexpected detour to Regina on Tuesday night, after their plane made an emergency landing.

The Embraer 195 jet had been cruising at 38,000 feet over Montana, en route from Hamilton, Ont., to Vancouver, when the plane suddenly made a steep descent around 7:30 p.m. CT, then diverted to Regina International Airport.

Porter Airlines has confirmed the plane cabin smelled of smoke.

The pilots landed the plane safely in Regina at 8:33 p.m. CT.

"The captain elected to land in Regina as a precaution due to the smell of smoke in the cabin, although none was visible," a spokesperson for Porter Airlines wrote in an email to CBC News on Wednesday morning.

At 8:20 PM, Porter flight 483 declared an emergency and landed at YQR. All passengers were safe