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| Belfast International Airport flights disrupted | Belfast International Airport flights disrupted |
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| There is still significant disruption at Belfast International Airport after a cargo plane with burst tyres got stuck on the runway. | There is still significant disruption at Belfast International Airport after a cargo plane with burst tyres got stuck on the runway. |
| It has not yet been moved, but flights are operating off a shortened runway. | It has not yet been moved, but flights are operating off a shortened runway. |
| Five outgoing and five incoming flights were cancelled on Tuesday morning, and knock-on delays continue to affect all flights. | Five outgoing and five incoming flights were cancelled on Tuesday morning, and knock-on delays continue to affect all flights. |
| Passengers are advised to check with their airline. Earlier, the airport was closed and all flights were suspended. | Passengers are advised to check with their airline. Earlier, the airport was closed and all flights were suspended. |
| 'Burst tyres' | 'Burst tyres' |
| The airport's managing director, Graham Keddie, said the freight aircraft had landed shortly before 06:00 BST - "right at the wrong time and right in the wrong place". | The airport's managing director, Graham Keddie, said the freight aircraft had landed shortly before 06:00 BST - "right at the wrong time and right in the wrong place". |
| "It had a number of burst tyres and had to stop right in the junction of both our runways," he said. | "It had a number of burst tyres and had to stop right in the junction of both our runways," he said. |
| "We can't move it in case there's damage to the undercarriage so basically we've had to recalculate the mass to see what level of runway we can operate off." | |
| The airport said the freight plane would not be be removed from the runway until the air accident investigation team arrived; it is hoped an assessment will be completed later this afternoon. | The airport said the freight plane would not be be removed from the runway until the air accident investigation team arrived; it is hoped an assessment will be completed later this afternoon. |
| 'Not willing to move' | 'Not willing to move' |
| There were lengthy queues in the terminal on Tuesday morning, said BBC News NI's Louise Cullen at the scene. | There were lengthy queues in the terminal on Tuesday morning, said BBC News NI's Louise Cullen at the scene. |
| June Stobey from Newtownabbey arrived at the airport at 06:15, having planned a "birthday treat" trip to Glasgow with her son, Andrew. | June Stobey from Newtownabbey arrived at the airport at 06:15, having planned a "birthday treat" trip to Glasgow with her son, Andrew. |
| "We were travelling Tuesday morning and coming back on Wednesday afternoon but our flight has been cancelled until 17:45," she said. | "We were travelling Tuesday morning and coming back on Wednesday afternoon but our flight has been cancelled until 17:45," she said. |
| "He was looking forward to it but he's not willing to move from here until we get on the plane." | "He was looking forward to it but he's not willing to move from here until we get on the plane." |
| Sam McClean had been due to get an 08:10 flight to Glasgow, but it was cancelled. | Sam McClean had been due to get an 08:10 flight to Glasgow, but it was cancelled. |
| "I was due to get a flight from Glasgow to Tasmania at 14:15 but I'm now having to wait on a flight at 17:20 that I'm hoping I'll get," he said. | "I was due to get a flight from Glasgow to Tasmania at 14:15 but I'm now having to wait on a flight at 17:20 that I'm hoping I'll get," he said. |
| "I'll have to get in touch with my relations in Ireland and get them to phone my wife in Tasmania and say: 'Don't come and pick me up, because the flight's been cancelled and I don't know when I'll be home.'" | "I'll have to get in touch with my relations in Ireland and get them to phone my wife in Tasmania and say: 'Don't come and pick me up, because the flight's been cancelled and I don't know when I'll be home.'" |
| Mr Keddie said airlines were working to get people booked onto later flights and he advised passengers to come to the airport, check with their airlines that the flights were still operating and check in as normal. | Mr Keddie said airlines were working to get people booked onto later flights and he advised passengers to come to the airport, check with their airlines that the flights were still operating and check in as normal. |
| "We've now got the runway reopened from 09:00 for arrivals," he said. | "We've now got the runway reopened from 09:00 for arrivals," he said. |
| "We got all our departures away from our morning wave. There has been a number of cancellations - our first arrival wave has been cancelled by Easyjet. | "We got all our departures away from our morning wave. There has been a number of cancellations - our first arrival wave has been cancelled by Easyjet. |
| "We're slowly getting it back under control, there will be delays through the day, there's no doubt about that." | "We're slowly getting it back under control, there will be delays through the day, there's no doubt about that." |
| Passengers can get the latest flight information here. | Passengers can get the latest flight information here. |