WestJet 737 Gets Stuck in Snow While Readying for Takeoff
WestJet Boeing 737-700 stuck in the snow at Kelowna Airport
A WestJet plane got stuck in the snow Monday morning at Kelowna Airport as it was departing the apron in preparation for a flight to Edmonton.
WestJet Flight 150, A Boeing 737-700 with 134 passengers and 6 crew, got stuck at 7:58 AM.
WestJet released a statement:
“At approximately 7:58 am today, WestJet flight 150 was departing the main apron at gate 7 in Kelowna, bound for Edmonton, when the nose wheel and the two main gear wheels on the right side of the aircraft slid off the apron. There were no injuries and guests were offloaded and taken back to the airport terminal to be reaccommodated on other flights and/or in hotels for the night.
The aircraft involved is a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation series, and there were 134 guests plus six crew members on board. The aircraft will undergo a maintenance check to determine if any damage occurred.
Over the last couple of hours, Kelowna airport has had short intermittent closures of the runway due to heavy snowfall and limited visibility, and the airport is experiencing some delayed and cancelled flights. Due to the snowstorm, four other WestJet flights to/from Kelowna have been cancelled. Guests flying to/from Kelowna today are asked to check the status of their flights at http://fly.ws/wsFlight prior to coming to the airport.”
There were no injuries reported.