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Officials at Montreal’s Trudeau airport are warning of operational delays Thursday evening after an incident involving an Air Canada aircraft.
In an email statement to CBC, Air Canada officials said Flight AC774 arriving from Los Angeles around 4 p.m. exited the taxiway after landing.
“No injuries are reported,” the statement reads.
The Boeing 737 Max aircraft, carrying 156 passengers and six crew members, landed normally but “sustained a runway excursion and travelled through the grass when exiting the main runway.”
Passengers and crew will be deplaned and transported to the terminal via buses.
Air Canada says plans are being made to tow the plane to a hangar for a “full inspection.”
The carrier said it is launching a detailed investigation into the incident and will work with relevant authorities to determine the cause.
Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport is warning of operational delays after an Air Canada flight from Los Angeles veered off the taxiway after landing. No one was injured.
Check flight schedules
Officials at Montreal’s Trudeau airport say the runway closure could cause delays and passengers should check their flight schedules before travelling to the airport.
Nav Canada, the non-profit that runs the country’s civil air navigation system, told CBC it implemented traffic management measures at the airport, including a temporary ground stop and subsequent flow restrictions.
The measures were put in place “to safely manage arrivals and departures.”
Nav Canada said the weather in the region is “also contributing to operational complexity and delays.”
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed it has opened an investigation.
“We are deploying investigators to the scene to gather information and assess the accident,” a spokesperson said in an email to CBC.
