Airliner skids off La Guardia runway as winter storm hits U.S.
An airliner skidded off a runway at New York’s La Guardia airport Thursday and slid to halt just yards from frigid waters, as a snow storm battered the US coast from Texas to Boston. Heavy snow was falling as Delta flight 1086 from Atlanta careered off the runway, ploughed up an embankment and demolished a fence after its late afternoon landing. New York firefighters said 24 people suffered non life-threatening injuries, including three who were transported from the scene.
work with all authorities and stakeholders to look into what happened in this incident.
New York Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye
In a Twitter message, La Guardia airport said its runways were closed and warned travelers to expect cancellations and delays. State of emergency - The National Weather Service said 65 million people were under a winter storm warning, and other another 29 million were under a winter weather advisory.
Our priority is ensuring our customers and crew members are safe.
New York Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye
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