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US Republican vice-presidential candidate's plane skids off runway
A plane carrying Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence slid off the runway Thursday night while landing at LaGuardia Airport in the New York City, prompting a temporary closure of the airport
Mike Pence’s campaign plane skidded off the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday evening, after attempting to land in heavy rain
Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence has had a narrow escape after his plane slid off the runway while landing in New York City.
Pence’s campaign plane skidded off the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday evening, after attempting to land in heavy rain.
Pence was onboard at the time but no injuries were reported on the plane or on the ground, with journalists, campaign staff and Pence himself exiting from the rear of the plane, the Guardian reported. He was coming from a campaign event in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
According to journalists on the scene, the plane landed hard enough for mud to splash on the plane’s windshield.
Emergency crews were on-site moments after the plane landed, and officials said the airport has been closed until further notice.
The plane, a Boeing 737, is operated by private Miami-based charter company Eastern Airlines.
