Canada Halifax Airport: Boeing 747 Cargo Plane Skids off Runway Injuring Four Crew Members
Images posted on social media showed the aircraft on its belly on the grass beyond the end of the runway, with a trail of debris behind it.
Ottawa, November 7: A Boeing 747 cargo jet went off the runway at the Halifax airport in eastern Canada early on Wednesday morning, causing minor injuries to the four-member crew and forcing the temporary closure of the airfield. The Sky Lease cargo plane overshot the runway just after 5:00 am (local time) as it made a scheduled landing on a flight from Chicago.
The plane was supposed to pick up a shipment and then fly to China.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known. Images posted on social media showed the aircraft on its belly on the grass beyond the end of the runway, with a trail of debris behind it. 18 People Injured After a Plane Skids Off the Runway in Sochi International Airport and Caught Fire.
The crew members suffered minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital, the airport authority said in a statement. The airport resumed operations three hours after the accident but dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled.