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| Delays after Luton plane incident | Delays after Luton plane incident |
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| Passengers at Luton airport are being advised to check for possible delays after a private plane overshot the runway. | Passengers at Luton airport are being advised to check for possible delays after a private plane overshot the runway. |
| Rescue crews were called to the scene on Wednesday evening after a Cessna Citation suffered "hydraulic failure". | Rescue crews were called to the scene on Wednesday evening after a Cessna Citation suffered "hydraulic failure". |
| No-one was injured but it led to the suspension of flights into and out of the Bedfordshire airport. | No-one was injured but it led to the suspension of flights into and out of the Bedfordshire airport. |
| A statement from the airport said passengers should check with airlines for information on delays. | A statement from the airport said passengers should check with airlines for information on delays. |
| John Hand, a BBC journalist, had been stranded at the airport on Wednesday waiting for a Ryanair flight to Barcelona. | John Hand, a BBC journalist, had been stranded at the airport on Wednesday waiting for a Ryanair flight to Barcelona. |
| He told BBC News all flights had been cancelled and that passengers were concerned about having been kept in the dark. | He told BBC News 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?" | 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 special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. | It is thought special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. |