All flights were briefly halted in and out of Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday, the airport’s operator said, after a JetBlue plane veered off the runway upon landing.
The plane, JetBlue Flight 312, rolled into a grassy area off the runway, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, Samantha Decker, said in a statement. There were no injuries, and passengers were being transported to the terminal, she said.
The runway was closed while the aircraft was being assessed, Ms. Decker said. The ground stop was lifted at 1:18 p.m. Eastern, the operator said, about an hour and a half after it began.
Photos of the plane shared online show the JetBlue plane parked in a grassy area, surrounded by emergency crews and trucks.
It was unclear what had caused the mishap involving the flight, which departed at 8:41 a.m. Central from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. It landed at 11:49 a.m. Eastern in Boston, according to flight trackers.
In a brief statement, JetBlue said that the plane had “veered off the runway.”
“Safety is JetBlue’s top priority,” the airline said. “We will conduct a full investigation of the incident and will work closely with the relevant authorities to understand the cause.”
Isabella Kwai is a Times reporter based in London, covering breaking news and other trends.
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