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Air Canada flight skids off runway, 23 hurt

India Blooms News Service | | 29 Mar 2015, 09:16 pm
Ottawa, Mar 29 (IBNS): At least 23 passengers were injured as an Air Canada flight skidded off the runway while it was landing at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport in the Canada's Nova Scotia province on Sunday, officials said.

In a statement released on Sunday, Air Canada said it 'confirms that 18 passengers of the 23 passengers and crew admitted to area hospitals for observation and treatment of minor injuries have been released from hospital. Further updates will be provided.'

Air Canada said its personnel are on site to provide assistance to passengers and additional management personnel are currently en route to Halifax to assist.

"Flight AC624, an Airbus A320 carrying 133 passengers and five crew, was involved in an incident upon landing at Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia. The incident occurred at approximately 24:43 AT Sunday March 29 (23:43 ET March 28)," it said.

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