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A runway at Vancouver International Airport is closed after an Amazon Prime plane overran a landing early Tuesday morning.
No injuries reported after plane came off runway; passengers asked to check flight status
Michelle Gomez · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 19, 2024 11:37 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
A Prime Air cargo plane is seen with collapsed front landing gear after it came off the north runway at Vancouver International Airport early Tuesday. The airport says the runway will likely remain closed for two days due to the incident. (Ben Nelms/CBC)A runway at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) will likely be closed for two days after an Amazon Prime plane overran a landing early Tuesday morning.
YVR said in a statement the CargoJet flight, operating a PrimeAir aircraft, overran the eastern boundary of YVR’s north runway around 1:45 a.m. PT Tuesday.
It said the crew of three safely got out of the plane and no injuries were reported. YVR fire and rescue attended the scene.
The airport said the north runway will likely remain closed for around 48 hours, affecting operations and flight schedules.
Recovery work is underway after the cargo plane left the runway at YVR early Tuesday. (Ben Nelms/CBC)”We encourage passengers to check with their airlines for current flight schedules and status before heading to YVR,” the statement from the airport said.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Tuesday morning that it is deploying a team of investigators to gather information and assess the incident.
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