Plane Full of Passengers Goes off Taxiway at Syracuse Airport

Syracuse, N.Y. — A plane full of passengers went off the taxiway Tuesday morning at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

The plane, a Delta Airbus A220-100, was on the taxiway at 7:30 a.m. when it went off, according to a news release from airport officials. The flight was number DAL 1718, officials said.

According to Flightaware.com, an airline tracker, the plane was heading to LaGuardia Airport.

Passengers are being taken off the plane and brought back to the terminal, officials said.

Officials did not say if any passengers were hurt or what caused the plane to go off the tarmac.

The plane was reported to be nose down in the grass off the tarmac, according to dispatches from the Onondaga County 911 Center.

The airport is still open and operating as usual, officials said. An update will be provided within an hour, they said.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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