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Air France Plane Skids Off Runway in Montreal
by Jarrett Martineau | August 26, 2008 at 03:06 pm
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Reports are just emerging that an Air France Boeing 747 has skidded off the runway at Montreal's Trudeau airport. This is a developing story. More details as they emerge.
An Air France aircraft has skidded off the runway at Montreal's T[r]udeau airport, according to Canadian TV; no details on injuries.
There appear to be no serious injuries after a Boeing 747 skidded off the runway at a Montrea[l] airport, according to the Canwest News Service
Early indications are there were no serious injuries and video of the airplane shows no signs of major damage, Montreal police confirmed.
Emergency vehicles surrounded the jumbo jet at the airport as crews worked around the aircraft, which was stuck in the grass beside the runway.
The airport remains open and television footage shows planes continuing to take off and land.
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at 17:23 on August 26th, 2008
Luckily everyone is ok and the plane was evacuated without incident:
at 21:25 on August 26th, 2008
Jarrett Martineau, I like this story. It's good stuff. That is the second time this is happening to Air France in Canada, last time was in Toronto, I think 3 Years ago.