A plane slid off the runway on Monday morning at Chicago O'Hare International Airport amid hazardous weather conditions. No passengers were injured.
A plane slid off the runway on Monday morning at Chicago O'Hare International Airport amid hazardous weather conditions. No passengers were injured during the scare.
Twitter users circulated footage of the incident, which shows the plane skidding into the median and its right wing tip scraping the snow-covered ground. Once it comes to a stop, a woman can be heard saying,"I think we landed!" Passengers were removed from the plane, which came from Greensboro, North Carolina, and transported via bus to an airport gate, according to Karen Pride, the director of media relations for the Chicago Department of Aviation.Story continuesAnother video shows a first responder speaking to passengers onboard the plane.
In very inclement weather with slick taxiways, the chances of aircraft sliding off the paved surfaces increase, USA TODAY aviation expert John Cox explains.
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