Boeing 747 Cargo Jet Skids Off Runway At Canada's Halifax Airport

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in eastern Canada early Wednesday morning, causing minor injuries to the four-member crew and forcing the temporary closure of the
airfield.The Sky Lease cargo plane overshot the runway just after 5:00 am as it made a scheduled landing on a flight from Chicago.The plane
was supposed to pick up a shipment and then fly to China.The cause of the accident was not immediately known.Images posted on social media
showed the aircraft on its belly on the grass beyond the end of the runway, with a trail of debris behind it.The crew members suffered minor
injuries and were treated at a local hospital, the airport authority said in a statement.The airport resumed operations three hours after
the accident but dozens of flights were delayed or cancelled.