JetBlue Plane Skids Off Runway After Landing At Boston Logan Airport, No Fatalities
JetBlue Airways flight 312 from Chicago skidded off the airport after landing at Boston Logan ... More International Airport (Photo by Scott Olson)
The FAA is investigating JetBlue Airways Flight 312, which 'went into the grass while turning off the runway at Boston Logan International Airport around 11:55 a.m. local time on Thursday, June 12.'
The Airbus A220 flight originated at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, according to FlightAware.
No one was injured in the incident, JetBlue said in a statement.
'At first, it seemed like a windy day, a hard landing,' a passenger told WCVB, an ABC News affiliate in Boston. 'That's when you can tell when things were off, seeing the grass on either side. My heart dropped a little bit, kind of a rollercoaster feeling.'
The FAA had Boston Logan airport under a ground delay Thursday afternoon due to an 'aircraft emergency,' according to the agency's National Airspace System dashboard.
'The runway is closed at this time as the aircraft is assessed,' the Massachusetts Port Authority confirmed to Forbes in an email.
'We will conduct a full investigation of the incident and will work closely with the relevant authorities to understand the cause,' JetBlue said in a statement.
JetBlue flight 312 departed Chicago O'Hare airport at 8:41 a.m. CDT on Thursday and arrived at Boston Logan airport 15 minutes early at 11:49 a.m. EDT, according to FlightAware. After landing, the plane 'veered off the runway and onto the grass,' JetBlue said in a statement, adding no injuries were reported. 'Customers safely deplaned and were bussed to the terminal. Safety is JetBlue's top priority.'
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