No injuries as WestJet plane skids off runway

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A WestJet Airlines Ltd. (WJA.TO) plane skidded off a runway at Ottawa's International Airport late on Sunday night but none of the 94 people on board were hurt, Canada's second biggest airline said on Monday.

WestJet said in a brief statement flight 846 from Calgary to Ottawa "exited beyond the end of runway 25 upon arrival in Ottawa". The flight was due to arrive just before 11 p.m. (0400 GMT).

The airline could not be reached for comment but local media said the plane ended up in a field at the end of the runway. Company officials declined to say what caused the incident, but reports suggested the area was very icy.

Eight passengers and two crew members were injured in January after an Air Canada (ACb.TO) jet bucked in midair on a flight across Canada, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing in Calgary. (Reporting by Nicole Mordant; editing by Mohammad Zargham)