A Delta Air Lines plane slid off a Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport runway on Jan. 3 amid icy conditions bought on by a powerful winter storm, officials said.
The incident came as the aircraft was taxiing to its assigned gate after landing at the airport in the midst of a snowstorm. The plane made a 90-degree turn toward the gate when it slid. None of the 147 passengers or crew members onboard were injured during the incident.
According to the airport, the nose gear of the aircraft, an Airbus A320, slid off the taxiway at 6:40 p.m. local time and into thick snow….