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| A British Airways plane carrying 343 passengers and crew including Tony Blair and his family overran the main runway at Miami International Airport. | |
| No-one on board the Boeing 747-400 plane was injured after the plane landed at 1815 local time (2315 GMT). | |
| Mr Blair was seated in first class on flight 209 from London - ahead of a holiday - the US Secret Service said. | Mr Blair was seated in first class on flight 209 from London - ahead of a holiday - the US Secret Service said. |
| BA said the plane landed safely but had to be repositioned as the pilot could not see the lights on the taxiway. | BA said the plane landed safely but had to be repositioned as the pilot could not see the lights on the taxiway. |
| "The captain believed the lighting on the taxiway was not sufficient to guide him and an airport vehicle was requested to realign the plane," a spokeswoman said. | "The captain believed the lighting on the taxiway was not sufficient to guide him and an airport vehicle was requested to realign the plane," a spokeswoman said. |
| 'Landed safely' | 'Landed safely' |
| The plane, which was not damaged, then taxied to the terminal under its own power and passengers disembarked normally, she added | The plane, which was not damaged, then taxied to the terminal under its own power and passengers disembarked normally, she added |
| The prime minister and his family are staying with Robin Gibb, the former Bee Gees star, who has a $10m [£5.1m] house here in Miami Beach Evan Benn, Miami Herald | The prime minister and his family are staying with Robin Gibb, the former Bee Gees star, who has a $10m [£5.1m] house here in Miami Beach Evan Benn, Miami Herald |
| According to Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown the plane stopped just past the end of the runway. | According to Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown the plane stopped just past the end of the runway. |
| "It landed safely on the runway. It slowed down. It was going at taxiway speed and they just missed a turn," she said. | "It landed safely on the runway. It slowed down. It was going at taxiway speed and they just missed a turn," she said. |
| Airport spokesman Marc Henderson said the jet had hit several airfield lights after landing but had not left the concrete surface. | Airport spokesman Marc Henderson said the jet had hit several airfield lights after landing but had not left the concrete surface. |
| Evan Benn, a reporter for the Miami Herald newspaper, told BBC News Mr Blair was holidaying in Florida. | Evan Benn, a reporter for the Miami Herald newspaper, told BBC News Mr Blair was holidaying in Florida. |
| "The prime minister and his family are staying with Robin Gibb, the former Bee Gees star, who has a $10m [£5.1m] house here in Miami Beach," he said. | "The prime minister and his family are staying with Robin Gibb, the former Bee Gees star, who has a $10m [£5.1m] house here in Miami Beach," he said. |
| Downing Street confirmed Mr Blair was on his winter holidays but said it never comments on specific arrangements. | Downing Street confirmed Mr Blair was on his winter holidays but said it never comments on specific arrangements. |