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Plane overshoots airport runway | Plane overshoots airport runway |
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A private light aircraft has overshot the runway at Luton Airport leading to the suspension of all flights. | |
Passengers have been advised that flights have been suspended for on Wednesday night. | |
A spokesman from Easyjet, which is based in Luton, said flights that could be diverted to Stansted Airport, Essex, would be. | A spokesman from Easyjet, which is based in Luton, said flights that could be diverted to Stansted Airport, Essex, would be. |
Luton Airport stressed the incident was not security related. No-one was injured in the incident. | Luton Airport stressed the incident was not security related. No-one was injured in the incident. |
John Hand, a senior journalist with BBC News Website, has been stranded at the airport since 1700 BST waiting for a Ryan Air flight to Barcelona. | |
'Lack of information' | |
He told BBC News at 2150 BST that all flights had been cancelled and that passengers were concerned about having been kept in the dark. | |
Mr Hand said: "The main thing passengers are asking is: Why is there not more information available? And where are we going to sleep tonight?" | |
It is thought that special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. | It is thought that special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. |
Bedfordshire Fire Service confirmed that a light aircraft, a Cessna Citation, overshot the runway after hydraulic problems. | |
The two people on board were uninjured, but the wreckage had to be cleared from the runway. | The two people on board were uninjured, but the wreckage had to be cleared from the runway. |