Aircraft slides off runway at Saskatoon airport, no injuries reported

A small aircraft slid off the runway Thursday afternoon at the Saskatoon airport.

A representative with SKYXE confirmed in an email to Global News that a small Cessna aircraft slid onto the shoulder of the runway upon landing.

The airport tweeted that the incident took place around 2:15 p.m. and no injuries or impact to operations occurred.

There was no major damage to the aircraft or surrounding infrastructure.

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The airport expects the runway to be reopened shortly.

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