Cargo jet goes off Vancouver runway, potentially affecting flights for days

The Transportation Safety Board says it’s investigating aft a Boeing 767 cargo pitchy went disconnected a runway astatine Vancouver International Airport.

The airdrome says the craft went disconnected the northbound runway aft landing astir 1:45 a.m. connected Tuesday, but nary of the three-person unit was hurt.

The Amazon Prime Air pitchy remains successful the writer disconnected the runway chemoreceptor down, some engines connected each of the mud-splattered wings are touching the ground.

The airdrome says the northbound runway volition stay closed for astir 2 days, which could impact different flights.

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The information board’s website says runway overruns tin harm planes and, successful the worst cases, pb to injuries oregon deaths.

The committee says the consequences tin beryllium peculiarly superior erstwhile determination isn’t an capable country astir the runway oregon a suitable strategy to halt planes.

“This closure volition person an interaction connected YVR operations and formation schedules, but craft proceed to get and depart connected our southbound runway,” the airdrome said successful an updated connection Tuesday.

“We promote passengers to cheque with their airlines for existent formation schedules and presumption earlier heading to YVR.”