The passengers must have had the scare of their lives.
An ERJ 145 plane from the Fly Amelia company, which arrived from Rodez, left the runway at Orly airport shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to information from RTL.
This runway excursion was due to unfavorable weather conditions at the airport, located between the departments of Val-de-Marne and Essonne.
đź”´ Runway exit a few moments ago at Orly airport from an Amelia plane.
Flight 8R1217 from Rodez, operated by Embraer 145, went off the runway in bad weather.
▫️ Airport firefighters are on site.
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There are no injuries.
The 39 passengers and three crew members on board, according to our colleagues, are safe and taken to the terminal.
Following this incident, one of the runways at Orly was closed and diversions to Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport are possible.
The Bureau of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety should go on site
to make the first observations.
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