Ottawa: An Air Canada flight at Halifax airport skidded off the runway and partially caught fire due to a malfunctioning landing gear at Halifax airport, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday, just hours after the deadly Jeju air crash in South Korea which claimed 85 lives,

No casualties reported as people on board were evacuated and then taken to hangar to be checked out by paramedics, reports media - Anadolu Ajansı

Halifax Stanfield International Airport was temporarily closed after terrified passengers watched part of their plane catch fire while skidding along the runway at a 20-degree angle.

The Halifax airport was temporarily closed 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.

In the third major aviation incident of the week, Air Canada Flight 2259, operated by PAL Airlines, was forced to make an emergency landing at Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) on Saturday night due to a malfunctioning landing gear.

An Air Canada flight made a scary landing at Halifax Airport on Saturday night, which resulted in the temporary closure of the 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.

An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night. Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase says at

The aircraft involved in the Halifax incident was reportedly operated by PAL Airlines, serving Air Canada flight AC2259 from St. John’s to Halifax.

Air Canada flight 2259 made an emergency landing in Halifax after a landing gear malfunction caused a wing fire. All passengers evacuated safely.

An Air Canada flight made a terrifying landing at Halifax airport, skidding down the runway and catching fire after touching down with broken landing gear.