After landing Thursday afternoon and making an attempt to drive to the terminal, an American Airlines aircraft went off a runway at Greater Rochester International Airport in New York, leaving no one injured. At approximately 4 p.m. local time, the plane had taken off from Philadelphia International Airport and touched down in Rochester.

An email from a Monroe County representative to CBS News stated that the Embraer E145 aircraft had fifty passengers and three crew members. The jet drifted into the grass while turning onto a taxiway, the official said, adding that “the cause is undetermined.”

Nevertheless, a representative for American Airlines verified in a statement that the Piedmont Airlines flight “exited the taxiway while in transit to the terminal due to snowy airfield conditions.”

“My @AmericanAir plane just ran off the runway into the grass at @ROCAirport,” a passenger captioned a photo of the aircraft parked in the grass that they shared on social media. Joyful touchdowns.”
The same user uploaded another video in which passengers were assisted by firefighters as they deplaned down a metal stairway in the middle of a snowy field.

A county representative stated that passengers were transported to the terminal by bus. There were no reported injuries.

The American Airlines representative added, “We are sorry for our customers’ experience and safety is our top priority.”
In recent days, the Northeast and various other parts of the United States have been hit by dangerous winter storms. Airlines canceled thousands of flights on Tuesday, leaving people perplexed and in a state of complete disarray.

The airline sector has been beset by safety difficulties in the last several weeks. Minutes after departure on January 6, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 experienced a mid-flight door panel blowout, forcing an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights by United Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Formal investigations have been launched by the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA.

On Thursday, the FAA declared that it will look into the runway slide.