Air Canada flight veers off runway after landing at Montreal airport

Air Canada flight veers off runway after landing at Montreal airport

An Air Canada flight veered off the runway after landing at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Thursday afternoon, causing operational delays at the airport.

In a statement to CTV News, Air Canada said there are no injuries reported.

“Flight AC774 arriving from LAX on July 9, 2026 landed normally at Montreal International Airport, then sustained a runway excursion and travelled through the grass when exiting the main runway,” according to the statement.

Air Canada says there were 156 passengers and six crew aboard the Boeing 737 MAX. The incident occurred at approximately 4 p.m.

The airline confirmed at 7:37 p.m. on social media platform X that all passengers and crew had disembarked the plane and are in the terminal.

Investigations launched

Air Canada says the aircraft will be towed to the hangar for a full inspection.

They will investigate this incident and work with relevant authorities to determine the cause, the airline says.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada confirmed to CTV News that they have opened an investigation into the incident.

“We have deployed investigators to the scene to gather information and assess the accident,” a spokesperson said in an email to CTV News.

Operational delays at Montreal airport

Following the incident, the emergency coordination centre at the airport was activated, resulting in a runway closure, a spokesperson for the Montreal airport said in an email to CTV News.

“To facilitate the safe evacuation of passengers, the North Runway has been temporarily closed, which may result in operational delays,” the statement said.

“Passengers are encouraged to check the status of their flights before travelling to YUL.”

As of 9:55 p.m., the runway had reopened after being closed while the Transportation Safety Board of Canada conducted its investigation, the spokesperson confirmed in an email to CTV News.