A Delta Airlines flight carrying Carolina Panthers players and staff ran off the runway moments after touching down at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Friday morning.
The scary incident took place at around 2:35 a.m. when Delta Flight 8860 landed at North Carolina airport after taking off from Providence, Rhode Island, just after midnight,a cording to WCNC.
“The right main gear of Delta 8860 exited the taxiway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport following a normal arrival,” the airline shared.
Fortunately, Delta Airlines confirmed that none of the 188 customers onboard were injured in the potentially disastrous incident. “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” Delta said in their statement to WCNC.
The team was on their way back from New England, where they played in their preseason opener on Thursday night.
