A commercial Air Canada passenger flight was involved in an emergency. Star Alliance member airline, Air Canada’s, flight 624 arriving from Toronto in Halifax crashed on the runway at Stanfield International Airport (YHZ, Halifax, Nova Scotia) after midnight local time and slammed into a utility line.
As a result of this incident, the air terminal and airport is blacked out and without power.
Eye wittnesses report all crew members and passengers had been evacuated and escorted into a nearby airport hangar. No serious injuries are visitble, but some people seemed to have cuts.
A photo uploaded to twitter shows passengers evacuated from this flight and wrapped in blankets standing in an airport hanger at Halifax International Airport.
According to Halifax airport website, several Air Canada flights show delayed or cancelled at this time. No statement was issuedby Air Canada and additional information on the aircanada.com on this incident could be found. Calls to Air Canada media relations were not answered.
Visibilty was poor, and heavy snow storms were reported at the time of landing.
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| Passengers are waiting in a hanger after evacuation |
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- A photo uploaded to twitter shows passengers evacuated from this flight and wrapped in blankets standing in an airport hanger at Halifax International Airport.
- Star Alliance member airline, Air Canada’s, flight 624 arriving from Toronto in Halifax crashed on the runway at Stanfield International Airport (YHZ, Halifax, Nova Scotia) after midnight local time and slammed into a utility line.
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