The incident involved Air Canada Flight 2259, operated by PAL Airlines, and occurred around 9:30 PM local time, according to a statement issued by the airport and reported by CBC News.

Ottawa: An Air Canada flight at Halifax airport skidded off the runway and partially caught fire due to a malfunctioning landing gear at Halifax airport, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sunday, just hours after the deadly Jeju air crash in South Korea which claimed 85 lives,

The Halifax airport was closed for about 90 minutes Saturday night after a plane arriving from St. John's experienced a problem landing, which saw the plane skid down the runway and part of it catch fire.

HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a rough landing that

The viral footage from the incident shows the aircraft's wings striking the runway, leading to a fire during the landing.

An aircraft incident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport caused temporary delays to all flight operations Saturday night.

On Sunday, an Air Canada aircraft veered off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport with a broken landing gear.

An Air Canada flight, operating as AC2259 under PAL Airlines, skidded off the runway and partially caught fire at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sunday.

An Air Canada flight made a terrifying landing at Halifax airport, skidding down the runway and catching fire after touching down with broken landing gear.