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WestJet plane skids off runway in Halifax

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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been called in to determine why a WestJet aircraft overshot a runway in Halifax on the weekend.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been called in to determine why a WestJet aircraft overshot a runway in Halifax on the weekend.

The Boeing 737 skidded off the end of Runway 14 at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport during a snowstorm yesterday afternoon.  

A spokeswoman for the airline said there were no injuries. 

 WestJet confirmed Flight 248 -- en route from Toronto to Halifax -- landed just after noon and overshot the runway with 172 passengers and seven crew members aboard.

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