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Plane comes off Bristol Airport runway after landing | Plane comes off Bristol Airport runway after landing |
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A plane carrying 25 people came off the runway after landing forcing the suspension of flights in and out of Bristol Airport. | |
The Embraer 145 aircraft, from Frankfurt, left the runway as it taxied to the terminal, just after 11:30 GMT. | The Embraer 145 aircraft, from Frankfurt, left the runway as it taxied to the terminal, just after 11:30 GMT. |
"No-one was hurt and passengers were disembarked and returned to the terminal by coach," a spokesman said. | |
It is understood 18 arriving flights have been diverted to other airports and 15 departures cancelled. | It is understood 18 arriving flights have been diverted to other airports and 15 departures cancelled. |
Airline operator BMI tweeted that its flight BM1822 from Frankfurt was affected. | |
"All 22 passengers and three crew aboard the Embraer 145 jet disembarked safely with no reported injuries. Emergency services attended as a precaution," the airport spokesman continued. | |
"The runway is currently closed as a result of the earlier incident." | |
He said additional staff were being brought into assist passengers. | |
Dave Joyce, who was due to fly to Javea, Spain, with his family, said his plane was diverted away from the airport. | |
The 53-year-old finance worker, said: "Nothing's moving at the minute and we haven't had any information at all. | |
"People keep coming but nobody's leaving, so it's all getting pretty crowded just now. | |
"We've got seats in a restaurant, so we're OK, but my wife's mother is in a wheelchair. | |
"A great start to the Christmas break... Javea seems a long way away now." | |
Bristol Airport said more than 190,000 passengers are due to use the airport between 22 December and 1 January - a 5% increase on the same period last year. |