Air Canada Plane ‘Exits’ Halifax Runway While Landing

An Air Canada aeroplane has “exited” the runway while landing at Halifax airport, the airline says.

All 132 passengers on board the A320 Airbus have left the plane, with 25 taken to hospital for observation and treatment of minor injuries.

Flight AC624 from Toronto arrived shortly after midnight (04:00 GMT) and reportedly hit a power pylon after landing.

The airport is shut with no inbound or outbound flights.

Power at Halifax Stanfield Airport was knocked out but Nova Scotia Power say that it has been restored.

There was heavy snow in the area at the time and visibility was poor.

“An aircraft made a poor landing,” confirmed airport spokesman Peter Spurway.

Source: BBC News