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Passengers evacuated from JetBlue plane after it skids off taxiway at Boston’s Logan Airport

Aircraft briefly slides off track upon landing, prompting officials to temporarily close runways

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Tuesday 26 December 2017 17:37 GMT
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No one was injured during the incident
No one was injured during the incident (Reuters)

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Airline officials say a JetBlue Airways plane slid off of the taxiway at Boston's Logan Airport.

Officials say JetBlue Flight 50 from Savannah, Georgia, briefly skidded when it landed around 7.15 pm on Monday.

Firefighters helped passengers off the plane and they were bused to the terminal.

Authorities say no one was injured.

The Massachusetts Port Authority tells WHDH-TV that snow forced the airport to close its runways for a short period Monday morning. Massport officials say runways were cleared by 11.30am

AP

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