n ▁out ▁after ▁Virgin ▁Atlantic ▁char tered ▁two ▁j ets . ▁The ▁passengers , ▁after ▁sp ending ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁cur ling ▁r ink , ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁catch ▁connecting ▁fl ights ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Prince ▁Michael ▁of ▁Kent , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁flight , ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁esc ort ▁and ▁depart ed ▁on ▁an ▁earlier ▁scheduled ▁flight . ▁The ▁original ▁aircraft ▁had ▁its ▁engines ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁left ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁accident . ▁The ▁heart - att ack ▁victim ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁The ▁Air bus ▁A 3 8 0 , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁passenger ▁jet , ▁conducted ▁cold ▁weather ▁testing ▁from ▁I q al uit ▁Airport ▁during ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁- ▁its ▁first ▁North ▁American ▁visit . ▁They ▁were ▁hoping ▁to ▁experience ▁ ▁weather ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁effects ▁on ▁cabin ▁temper atures ▁and ▁engine ▁performance . ▁N un av ut ▁authorities ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁these ▁tests ▁would ▁put ▁I q al uit ▁on ▁the ▁map ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁cold - we ather ▁testing . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Air bus ▁Military ▁used ▁the ▁air port ▁to ▁test ▁the ▁Air bus ▁A 4 0 0 M ▁Atlas ▁military ▁transport ▁aircraft . ▁The ▁city ▁government ▁sent ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁Paris ▁Air show ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁promote ▁I q al uit ▁as ▁an ▁ideal ▁location ▁for ▁these ▁tests