Image of Air Canada flight 624 plane crash at Halifax International Airport.
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A frightening landing for passengers aboard Air Canada flight 624 arriving in Halifax from Toronto.
The plane made a ‘hard landing’ on the runway of the Halifax International Airport early Sunday, but no major injuries were reported. At least 23 people have been sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. AC624 had 132 passengers and five crew members on board.
It’s believed the plane slammed into a power line and then skidded, leading to a mass power outage at the airport. A direct link between the power outage and the hard landing have not been confirmed by airport officials. The airport has been shut down and all flights have been cancelled.
Peter Spurway, a spokesperson for Halifax International Airport, says federal investigators have been called in to probe the incident.
According to Air Canada, all passengers deplaned safely.
