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 plane skidded off the runway at Halifax Airport due to a landing gear malfunction, after which it partially caught fire. Fortunately, the situation was quickly brought under control, and the passengers were safely evacuated.

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.

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.

Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick told The Globe and Mail that there was a "suspected landing gear issue" when the flight arrived in Halifax on Saturday night. He said the

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.

An Air Canada plane skidded off the runway at Halifax Stanfield Airport due to a landing gear malfunction, after which it partially caught fire. Fortunately, the situation was swiftly brought under control,