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Plane bursts tyre on city runway Plane bursts tyre on city runway
(about 2 hours later)
A plane has burst a tyre at the George Best Belfast City Airport, the airport has said.A plane has burst a tyre at the George Best Belfast City Airport, the airport has said.
The front tyre of the Manx2 aircraft, carrying four passengers and three crew, burst as it was taxiing to a stand.The front tyre of the Manx2 aircraft, carrying four passengers and three crew, burst as it was taxiing to a stand.
A press spokesman for the airport said the runway had not been closed, and no-one on the flight from the Isle of Man had been injured.A press spokesman for the airport said the runway had not been closed, and no-one on the flight from the Isle of Man had been injured.
One flight was affected but service has returned to normal, said the airport.One flight was affected but service has returned to normal, said the airport.
Gary McCaw was waiting to board a flight to Liverpool but was delayed by two hours.Gary McCaw was waiting to board a flight to Liverpool but was delayed by two hours.
"We saw the plane on the runway with the burst tyre, we saw the fire engines rush towards the plane and then about 10 minutes after that we saw a transit van to take off the passengers," he said."We saw the plane on the runway with the burst tyre, we saw the fire engines rush towards the plane and then about 10 minutes after that we saw a transit van to take off the passengers," he said.
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Laura Lyons reports on the incident