A plane got stuck at the Regina airport on November 23, 2012.
Snow Maulers clear the runway at the Regina International Airport after heavy snowfall in Regina on November 22, 2012
Regina International Airport ended up sliding on the runway and getting stuck in a snowbank.
A cargo plane waited for nearly three hours on Runway 13 at the Regina International Airport Friday morning after what it called a “minor incident”. The light twin engine aircraft slid off the edge of the runway upon arriving. Reports suggest it slid over 100 feet off the runway.
Two people were on board but weren’t injured.
The runway was closed until staff removed the plane at about 10:40 a.m. The airport authority had warned of potential delays for a brief time because weather had affected surface conditions of the secondary runway. The extent of the damage to the plane isn’t known.
REGINA — A cargo plane is stuck on the runway at Regina International Airport,causing major delays for travellers.
Just after 10 a.m., a passenger on another aircraft, Chris Tessmer, told the Leader-Post he had been sitting in his seat on a stationary plane for more than two hours.
He said he could see another aircraft surrounded by emergency and airport vehicles, and passengers have been told by the pilot that plane is stuck.
According to a statement from the Regina Airport Authority, that plane slid off Runway 13 just before 8 a.m.
Nobody was injured in the incident, which involved a light twin engine aircraft with two people on board.
Tessmer said passengers on his flight have been told by the pilot that a second runway is too icy to be used.
The authority confirmed the second runway was unavailable due to weather and runway surface conditions.
“The pilot told us that runway is covered 80 percent in ice,” Tessmer said.
“It doesn’t seem as though there was a lot of foresight there ... and personally I wonder if they’re trying to save money or something.”
Tessmer said the most disappointing thing was the lack of information passengers were getting.
“We were supposed to leave at 7:45 a.m. and our flight was on time until we got on the plane to leave,” he said from his seat on the aircraft.
“People are getting pretty antsy and it ... means a lot of people are going to be missing connecting flights.
“My friends and I were trying to get away from the snow, but we’ve spent the last two hours sitting here staring at it.”
The authority said it is monitoring the situation and delays can be expected.
