A Boeing 737 has overshot the runway and stopped 50 feet short of plunging into the freezing ocean.
Passengers on the Norwegian flight were evacuated via slides as the emergency services raced to the scene.
A spokesperson for the low-cost airline said there were 165 passengers and six crew members onboard the plane at the time.
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Flight DY430 took off from the Norwegian capital Oslo bound for Molde on the northern shore of the Romsdal Peninsula yesterday (19 Dec).
The domestic flight, which takes around 45 minutes, departed an hour late at 6.19pm before skidding off the Molde runway in adverse weather conditions.
The Boeing 737-800, registered as LN-NIP, stopped 49 feet (15 metres) short of plunging into the icy sea that surrounds much of the airfield.
The 11-year-old aeroplane came to a halt around 492 feet (150 metres) beyond the end of the runway.
Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft via emergency slides.
The authorities are looking into what caused the plane to overshoot the runway.
The Norwegian spokesperson said there was a lot of strong wind and that the runway was slippery from the freezing temperatures.
The country’s airport operator Avinor and the local police said it was too early to speculate on the runway’s condition, but confirmed strong gusts had been reported in the region.
Several passengers noticed that the plane had landed further along the runway than normal, adding that some people were visibly anxious about it.
They were taken into the airport terminal where they answered questions by accident investigators.
Avinor, the emergency services, and the municipality’s crisis team all provided assistance at the scene.
Molde Airport temporarily closed the runway and suspended all flight operations.
The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority is assessing the situation, as reported by Need To Know.
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