Southwest Flight Skids Off Runway; FAA Initiates Groundstop «CBS Los Angeles

BURBANK (CBSLA) – A Southwest Airlines flight arriving at Burbank Airport from Oakland skidded off the runway after landing Thursday morning.

The jet was stopped by the airport's Engineered Material Arresting System, which is designed to stop

The flight had 117 passengers on board.

Shortly after the incident, passengers were calmly seen disembarking the aircraft via an emergency slide.

The Federal Aviation Administration implemented a groundstop for Burbank for flights departing from airports within about a three-hour flying distance of Burbank.

Southwest Airlines says it is canceling all its flights at least until 1[ads1]:55 p.m. Meer informatie zal worden toegevoegd als het komt in.