Prince George RCMP is looking to identify a knife-wielding car-jacking suspect who demanded to be driven out of the province. 

Police say the incident happened on Christmas Day, just after 11 p.m. when the passenger in the taxi "brandished a knife at the driver" and then demanded to be driven out of B.C. 

Prince George RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said the taxi driver stopped in front of the airport and got out of the vehicle. 

"The suspect then got into the driver's seat and drove away from the airport in the taxi. Thankfully, the driver of the taxi was unharmed in the incident."

The taxi was found crashed into a ditch a short time later, police added, but the suspect was no longer on the scene.

Prince George RCMP say investigators are looking to speak with any witnesses to the incident, or to anyone who may have video footage of the the orange taxi arriving at or leaving the airport. They're asked to contact Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300.