The city and much of the province has been enveloped in a snowstorm for much of the day
The airport authority confirmed though social media that the aircraft was left disabled at the end of Runway 14/32 and passengers were being removed from the stricken airplane.The airline later confirmed Flight 248 was en route from Toronto to Halifax and had landed on Runway 14 when the jet skidded off the end of the runway with 172 passengers and seven crew members aboard.“It is off the end of the runway … no injuries,” said WestJet spokeswoman Morgan Bell.
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