An American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 regional jetlinerLarry MacDougal through APAn American Airlines flight slid off a runway "as a consequence of icy
An American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 regional jetliner
Larry MacDougal through AP
An American Airlines flight slid off a runway “as a consequence of icy circumstances” at Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport on Monday, the corporate mentioned.
The incident occurred as storm introduced an early season snow to town, grounding greater than 400 flights and delaying a whole lot extra. No accidents had been reported among the many 38 passengers and crew who had been on board.
Flight 4125, an Embraer E-145 regional jet, was arriving in Chicago from Piedmont Triad Worldwide Airport, close to Greensboro, North Carolina, when it skidded off the runway. American will consider the injury as soon as the aircraft is eliminated.
As of noon Monday, almost 480 flights out and in of Chicago’s O’Hare airport, the third-busiest within the U.S., had been canceled, about 15% of the day’s schedule, in response to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. One other 542 flights had been delayed. The airport is a hub of each American and Chicago-based United.
One other 90 flights had been canceled out and in of Chicago Halfway Worldwide Airport.