Passengers escape damage when JetBlue airplane rolls into grass at Logan Airport
Passengers escape damage when JetBlue airplane rolls into grass at Logan Airport
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A JetBlue flight touchdown at Logan Airport in Boston from Chicago rolled off the runway and on to the grass Thursday morning. Airport officers mentioned there have been no studies of accidents.
The Airbus A220 arrived from Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport simply earlier than midday. A photograph taken by a passenger on one other airplane confirmed a number of hearth engines and emergency automobiles responding to the scene.
The JetBlue flight that rolled off the runway and onto the grass at Logan Airport in Boston.
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A Massport spokesperson mentioned runway 33-L is closed whereas crews assess the airplane. Passengers had been being deplaned by way of stairs bused to the terminal.
“JetBlue Airways Flight 312 went into the grass whereas turning off the runway at Boston Logan Worldwide Airport round 11:55 a.m. native time on Thursday, June 12,” the Federal Aviation Administration mentioned in a press release.
Floor cease at Boston’s Logan Airport
The FAA mentioned there was a floor cease for departures out of Logan Airport till about 2 p.m. “on account of plane emergency.” There was an opportunity the bottom cease might be prolonged past then, the FAA mentioned.
Departures out of Boston are being delayed a mean of half-hour or extra due to the incident, the FAA mentioned.
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