On 19 January, a United Airlines Boeing 737-900 (N69816) from Phoenix landed at Chicago O’Hare Airport runway 4R. The aircraft, however, slid off the runway after landing. Emergency services immediately responded to the incident. Passengers disembarked via mobile stairs and were transferred to the terminal building by bus. Shortly after, ground crew starting working to free the aircraft from the runway.
?VIDEO: via passenger on board Davee Blair pic.twitter.com/qG7JtNd0Tb
— Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts_) January 19, 2019
Further pictures from Chicago O'Hare as ground crews work to free the aircraft. (?Chuck Belanger) pic.twitter.com/1elhGMzvAw
— Flight Alerts (@FlightAlerts_) January 19, 2019
The entire region has been hit be a snow and winds, airlines arriving at Chicago O’Hare are reporting delays of 50 minutes on average, while 650 flights have been cancelled. The airport tweeted the following movie.
Due to overnight snow & today’s winds, airlines at ORD are reporting delays avg 50min and have cancelled 650+ flights. Crews are working hard to keep runways operational. Check flight status with carrier. (Video taken last night) pic.twitter.com/OJAapgxnv0
— O'Hare Intl. Airport (@fly2ohare) January 19, 2019
