Air Canada Provides Update On AC624; 23 Passengers Sent To Local Hospital

(RTTNews) - Air Canada (AC_A.TO, AC_B.TO) provides update on AC624, after the flight crashed on runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia. The incident occurred at approximately 24:43 AT Sunday March 29 (23:43 ET March 28).

Air Canada Confirmed that AC624, YYZ-YHZ exited runway upon landing at Halifax and 23 passengers and crew sustained non-life threatening injuries and have been transported to local hospitals for observation and treatment. All passengers have deplaned, going to terminal.

Air Canada said it will provide regular updates on Twitter and on its website at aircanada.com as information becomes known.Air Canada said it will be cooperating fully with authorities in their investigation.

The passenger list indicates the airplane was carrying 133 passengers and 5 crew members. Air Canada personnel are currently on site providing assistance to passengers and additional Air Canada teams are on their way.