A Delta jet left the Pittsburgh runway during the snow on Wednesday as it tried to take off, the airport and the airline said.
There were no injuries after Delta flight 2231 with 77 people on board left the paved surface at around 6:30 pm, Pittsburgh International Airport said in a statement.
Passengers had to be helped off the aircraft.
The plane, which Delta said was a Boeing 717 with 72 passengers and five crew, was due to leave Pittsburgh for Atlanta.
“We apologize to our customers for the delay and inconvenience,” Delta said in a partial statement.
There was snow in the area, but it was not clear whether that was the cause or contributed to the incident.
A photo posted on Twitter by a passenger showed the jet in the snow and first aid using mobile ladders at the rear of the aircraft.
The photo was accompanied by thanks: “Thank you for being back on solid ground and for the firefighters and rescuers who rescued us tonight.”
NBC’s Pittsburgh affiliate WPXI reported that due to the plane’s downward angle with the nose down, the slides could not be used.
Warnings or warnings about winter weather spread across a long strip of Lubbock and Abilene in Texas, through southwestern and central Pennsylvania to Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey, early Thursday, according to the Service National Meteorological.
Earlier this week, what was described as moderate to heavy snow fell in the Pittsburgh area. Between 10 and 15 centimeters were observed in the city and around Allegheny County on Tuesday afternoon, according to observations published by the meteorological service.
