Flight from Philadelphia skids off runway

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - December 17, 2007 -- A U.S. Airways Express flight from Philadelphia slid off the runway as it tried to land on Sunday at T.F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island.

The plane was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members.

No injuries were reported, but spokespeople told the Providence Journal that the airport had to close its runways for about 2½ hours.

The newspaper reported on its Web site that Providence got nearly 8 inches of snow.

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