All Runways Closed at Newark Airport Due to Emergency

All Runways Closed at Newark Airport Due to Emergency

All runways are closed at Newark Airport due to an emergency, the airport said Saturday.

“Due to an airport emergency, all runways are currently closed. Please contact your airline for flight status update,” the airport said on Twitter.

A Port Authority spokesman said a flight from Canada to Florida made an emergency landing at the airport due to reports of smoke in the aircraft. Chutes were deployed to get passengers off after landing.

Two minor injuries were reported, the Port Authority spokesman said, adding that attempts to get the plane off the runway are underway.

An earlier FAA advisory indicated there was a disabled aircraft on one of the runways. 

This is a developing story.