Halifax airport runway reopens after plane caught fire upon landing [Video]

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after passengers reported seeing flames coming from the wing of a plane that landed hard in Halifax as shown in this photo provided by passenger Nikki Valentine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nikki Valentine

The plane that caught fire upon landing at Halifax’s airport over the weekend has been removed, and the runway has reopened.

A spokesperson with the Halifax Stanfield International Airport said Monday the runway reopened at 10:15 a.m., leaving both of the airport’s runways available for regular flights.

An Air Canada Express flight operated by the regional carrier PAL Airlines, arriving from St. John’s, N.L., experienced a rough landing at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday night.

A passenger on the De Havilland DHC-8-402 aircraft described feeling a “massive rumble” upon touching down and says sparks and flames were shooting out from under the wing of …