Airline: 72 passengers, 4 crew aboard

Early Monday, Jazz Aviation, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and operating as Air Canada Express, issued a statement confirming the crash of its Flight AC8646 and said the Bombardier CRJ900 jet was inbound to LaGuardia from Montreal.

The company said the preliminary passenger list indicates the plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members, adding that the numbers were subject to confirmation.

The carrier said it would provide further details as soon as possible.