Runway at Halifax airport resumes regular operations after landing incident
CTV
An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night.
An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night.
Halifax Stanfield International Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase says in a statement that at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday, an Air Canada Express flight operated by Pal Airlines arriving from St. John's, N.L., experienced an incident upon arrival.
Flight operations were suspended after the incident while waiting for clearance that airfield operations could continue and one of the airport's runways has since resumed regular operations, says Chase.
According to a statement from Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick, the plane carrying 73 passengers experienced a "suspected landing gear issue" after arrival Saturday night and the aircraft was unable to reach the terminal, and passengers were off-loaded by bus.
Fitzpatrick says nobody on board was injured, but a spokesperson from the Nova Scotia RCMP, who responded to the incident alongside paramedics, says minor injuries were reported.
The cause of the incident is unknown and pending investigation.
-- With files from The Canadian Press.
