On Tuesday morning, a Shanghai Airlines Boeing 737-800, Registration B5370, slid off a taxiway at Urumqi Diwopu International Airport due to snowy conditions. No injuries were reported.

The Boeing 738 performing flight FM9220 was scheduled to leave for Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport at 9:30 a.m., according to VariFlight, China's leading flight status service provider.

At around 9:33 a.m., the plane's front tire skidded off the icy taxiway when turning around due to the cockpit crew's improper operation, said Shanghai Airlines.

Shanghai Airlines said: "All passengers and crew on board are safe. We apologized for the inconvenience caused to our passengers."

The taxiway was closed between 11:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Shanghai Airlines removed its flight division manager from his post after the incident. The company's deputy general manager in charge of safety was also ordered to make a deep self-examination due to the incident.