UPDATED, March 29, 12:14 p.m. ET
Air Canada Flight 624 crash-landed and skidded off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport early Sunday morning after possibly clipping power lines on its descent. Weather is a major suspect of the crash landing, with light snow in the area and winds gusting to 62 miles per hour. Road conditions were slippery.
Heavy damage to the plane was visible, but no serious injuries were reported, though 23 passengers and crew were taken to area hospitals for minor injuries.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320, took off at Toronto Pearson International Airport at 9:05 p.m. ET, according to Flight Aware. It was scheduled to arrive at Halifax International at 12:40 a.m. local time in Nova Scotia.
The flight was carrying 133 passengers and five crew members.
Confirms AC624, YYZ-YHZ exited runway upon landing at Halifax. All passengers have deplaned, going to terminal. More updates to come.— Air Canada (@AirCanada) March 29, 2015
Power went out at the airport, according to multiple reports, and all passengers were deplaned upon landing. Early reports said the plane may have clipped a power line while landing, though that wasn't confirmed and there was no official word whether the power failure was related.
The airport suspended operations, but flights were slowly resuming later Sunday morning.
Pitch black inside HFX airport. I'm told a bus is headed to plane to pick up passengers. #CBCns pic.twitter.com/m4nNweIJJm— Chris Ensing (@ChrisEnsingCBC) March 29, 2015
Power lines clipped off on Old Guysborough Rd from Air Canada flight 624 from Toronto. 200 people on board. #Halifax #nsstorm— Bill Richards (@HfxBill) March 29, 2015
Here's the scene at the airport as families wait for passengers from the plane in Halifax #cbcns pic.twitter.com/GRKUYe16ni— Chris Ensing (@ChrisEnsingCBC) March 29, 2015
See more photos of the damage, below:
Additional reporting by Jonathan Ellis