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Airport opens after runway crash Airport opens after runway crash
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Flights in and out of London City Airport have resumed after a passenger plane crash-landed on the runway.Flights in and out of London City Airport have resumed after a passenger plane crash-landed on the runway.
A British Airways (BA) flight from Amsterdam with 71 people on board lost its front wheels in a "hard landing" at London City Airport on Friday evening.A British Airways (BA) flight from Amsterdam with 71 people on board lost its front wheels in a "hard landing" at London City Airport on Friday evening.
The plane skidded to a halt on the runway and passengers were taken off using the emergency chutes.The plane skidded to a halt on the runway and passengers were taken off using the emergency chutes.
The plane is now in a parking bay waiting to be investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).The plane is now in a parking bay waiting to be investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).
All 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated.All 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated.
The airport was closed after the incident and 11 flights were diverted to neighbouring airports. They were taken from the runway to a building in the airport's short-term stay car park where they stayed for several hours until they were escorted into waiting taxis shortly after midnight.
People were pretty calm at first but when the plane started to fill up with smoke ... they got pretty fractious Ray Hamblin, passenger
The airport was closed after the incident and 11 flights were diverted to neighbouring airports - eight to Stansted Airport, one to Heathrow, one to Luton and one to Southend airport in Essex.
A BA spokesman said on Friday night: "The nose wheel of a British Airways aircraft suffered a failure on landing at London City Airport.
"The BA 8456 from Amsterdam had 67 passengers and four crew on board. As a precaution the emergency slides were deployed and the passengers were evacuated down the slides on to the runway."
He said the nature of the failure of the wheel was not known but that it was the problem with the nose wheel on the BAE Systems-manufactured Avro RJ100 which prompted the pilot to decide to deploy the emergency slides.
An airport spokeswoman said normal operations had resumed but there would be some slight delays.An airport spokeswoman said normal operations had resumed but there would be some slight delays.
'Loud bang'
"We do need to get those aircraft back into London City but flights have been taking off and landing throughout the morning," she said."We do need to get those aircraft back into London City but flights have been taking off and landing throughout the morning," she said.
"There shouldn't be too many cancellations, it's more a question of delays.""There shouldn't be too many cancellations, it's more a question of delays."
She advised passengers to check with their airline before travelling.She advised passengers to check with their airline before travelling.
A London Ambulance Service confirmed that four people were treated for minor injuries. One passenger, Ray Hamblin, described the panic as the plane filled with smoke: "People were pretty calm at first but when the plane started to fill up with smoke, people were not moving fast enough and they got pretty fractious."
He said one passenger suffered "cuts and scrapes" exiting the aircraft.
Another passenger, Justin Fletcher, described a "loud bang" as the plane landed, adding that "the stewards and stewardesses were quick to evacuate everyone off".
A London Ambulance Service confirmed that four people were treated for minor injuries. Two were taken to hospital.
There are about 65 flights scheduled from the airport on Saturday and the airport is scheduled to close as normal at 1300 GMT.There are about 65 flights scheduled from the airport on Saturday and the airport is scheduled to close as normal at 1300 GMT.
BA flights to Lyon, Nice and Zurich were all delayed, with those hoping to reach France facing a wait of at least three-and-a-half hours.BA flights to Lyon, Nice and Zurich were all delayed, with those hoping to reach France facing a wait of at least three-and-a-half hours.