PORTSMOUTH — A southbound departing flight was delayed for an hour Friday night after an arriving plane from Florida slid off the runway at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
Allegiant Flight 672 from Orlando landed normally with 145 passengers and four crew aboard Friday just before 6 p.m., but the tip of the plane slid just over the pavement.
“As it was taxiing its nose just got caught up in some snow,” said Paul Brean, airport manager.
The plane was put back onto the runway with the help of an airport tractor, he said.
There were no injuries or damage to the plane.
The runway was fine and the cause of the incident was likely bad visibility due to the weather, officials said.
The airport provided delayed passengers with pizza and beverages.
The southbound flight took off just after 11 p.m. Friday.
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Officials at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease said a flight was delayed after a plane landing from Florida slid off the runway.
Officials said Flight 672 from Orlando was carrying 145 passengers and four crew members when it landed normally and while taxiing the nose of the plane edged slightly over the runway pavement.
Airport Manager Paul Brean said it happened just before 6 p.m.
Brean said the passengers were on the plane for about an hour and the airport provided them with refreshments and pizza.
The next flight was delayed and is expected take off at 11:15 p.m.
Brean said the runway is fine and the cause was likely related to low visibility due to the weather.
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