Des Moines International Airport has reopened after at a Delta plane slid off a runway Saturday night and shut down travel.
No passengers were injured in the accident. The airport remained closed until about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30.
NewsRadio 1040 WHO reportedthat around 10 p.m. on Nov. 29, Delta 5087 from Detroit was landing during a post-Thanksgiving winter storm when it slid off the Des Moines runway.
Operated by a Canadair Regional-Jet 900LR (N298PQ), Delta Flight 5087 from Detroit slid off the Runway 31 at Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Iowa, amid winter storm on Nov 29.All the passengers have been evacuated safely with no injuries reported as airport was closed…pic.twitter.com/ub9Re9S94E
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Airport spokesperson Sarah Hoodjer told the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, that "a Delta Air Lines aircraft slid off the runway while landing. All passengers are safe and are currently deplaning onto buses for transport to the terminal. There are no reported injuries."
The aircraft remained on pavement Saturday night and Sunday morning until it was formally released by the National Transportation Safety Board, Hoodjer said.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register:Des Moines airport reopens after Delta plane slides off runway
