Icy taxiway at MHT airport on Wednesday morning causing problems

    Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Photo/Jeffrey Hastings

    MANCHESTER, NH – Icy conditions Wednesday morning causes a temporary closure of runways and taxiways at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

    At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 5 Manchester-Boston Regional Airport announced that a FedEx B767 slid on Taxiway Hotel while taxiing for departure and impacted the Airport’s anemometer.

    The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left wing and was towed to the FedEx ramp.There were no injuries reported.

    As of 12 p.m. the Airport has resumed operations following de-icing and sanding efforts. The Airport remains open at this time, and conditions are improving as the temperature rises, according to an airport spokesman.