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FREDERICTON – An Air Canada Jazz passenger jet was cleared for landing in Fredericton on Wednesday when the crew spotted a training aircraft in the area and aborted their approach.

Manon Stuart, a spokeswoman for the airline, said the manoeuvre was not considered an emergency procedure.

“The crew proactively discontinued the landing,” she said from Halifax, noting that the aircraft was scheduled to land at around 3:45 p.m. AT.

“The crew had the training aircraft in sight at all times … There really was no issue … This was not an emergency procedure.”

Stuart said the twin-engine, Bombardier CRJ jet, on its way to Fredericton from Toronto, landed safely after circling the airport.

She said she didn’t know how close the two aircraft were when Flight 8956 pulled out of its descent.

It also remains unclear how far the regional jet was from the runway or how many passengers were aboard.

Stuart had no details about the training aircraft.