The runway where an Air France jet attempted to land last week was hit by a gust of wind around the time of the crash, according to Environment Canada.

Radar data shows a 60-kilometre-an-hour wind hit runway 24L at about a 90 degree angle, spokesman Robert Lefebvre said.

Preliminary analysis shows the wind in the vicinity of the runway at the time the plane crashed, he said. But it's not clear if the jet was affected by the gust.

Investigators are working to determine why Air France Flight 358 skidded off the runway and crashed in flames early last week.

All 309 people on board managed to escape, and only 43 people suffered minor injuries.

Real Levasseur, the lead investigator for the Transportation Safety Board has said there was nothing mechanically wrong with the plane when it landed.

However, he did acknowledge it landed about halfway down the runway.

Meanwhile, work crews have started using large cranes to remove the wreckage of the plane from the crash site.

The wreckage will be taken to Ottawa where investigators will continue their probe.

The cleanup will take between six to 12 days to complete.

Second lawsuit filed

A $150-million class-action lawsuit has been filed in the Air France accident on behalf of the 297 passengers who escaped last week's crash landing.

The lawsuit -- filed in Toronto on Monday -- accuses Air France, two of its pilots, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Airbus and Nav Canada of negligence in the incident.

The representative plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Sahar Alqudsi and her husband Younis Qawasmi of Mississauga, Ont., and another couple identified as B.B. and I.B.

This is the second lawsuit filed in the case. However, only one will be allowed to proceed. Either the lawyers or the judge will decide which one will go ahead.

Last Friday, a $75-million class-action lawsuit against Air France, the GTAA and Nav Canada was filed in Brampton, Ont.