HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night.

The incident involved Air Canada Flight 2259, operated by PAL Airlines, and occurred around 9:30 PM local time, according to a statement issued by the airport and reported by CBC News.

An Air Canada flight nearly faced catastrophe on Saturday night as its wing skidded on the runway during landing at Halifax airport.

An Air Canada flight, operating as AC2259 under PAL Airlines, skidded off the runway and partially caught fire at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday.

On Sunday, an Air Canada aircraft veered off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport with a broken landing gear.

The Halifax airport was closed for about 90 minutes Saturday night after a plane arriving from St. John's experienced a problem landing, which saw the plane skid down the runway and part of it catch fire.

A chaotic scene unfolded at a Canadian airport when a plane had trouble landing and caught fire as it skidded down the runway. Halifax Stanfield International Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday night after an Air Canada flight from St.

One passenger said one of the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy properly during landing, causing the aircraft to tilt to the left. “We heard a loud noise, similar to a thud, when the plane’s wing began skidding along the tarmac,