NEW YORK — A plane from Toronto slid into snow as it turned onto a taxiway after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, halting flights at the airport for two hours.
“It could have been worse, a much worse scenario,” Jordan Houlton told reporters after he emerged from Delta Connection 4100 along with 34 other passengers and crew members about 90 minutes after the slippery diversion of the CRJ2 aircraft.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said there was no report of injuries after the plane landed safely at 8 a.m., only to skid into snow as it turned from the runway onto a taxiway.
The plane was towed to a gate with passengers on board, she said.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, said operations for domestic and international flights were suspended for about two hours because of slick runways, leaving passengers at crowded gates. Flights resumed after 10 a.m.
