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| Plane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport after tyre puncture | Plane makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport after tyre puncture |
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| East Midlands Airport said the plane declared an emergency on Monday afternoon | |
| A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport (EMA) due to a punctured tyre. | A passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport (EMA) due to a punctured tyre. |
| The TOM7113 TUI flight was flying from the Greek island of Corfu and due to land at Birmingham Airport at 13:35 BST on Monday, before it was diverted. | |
| At about 14:30, EMA confirmed the plane landed safely at the airport in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, adding all passengers had disembarked. | |
| Other passengers are expected to face heavy delays as the emergency landing has prevented other planes from taking off or landing at the airport. | Other passengers are expected to face heavy delays as the emergency landing has prevented other planes from taking off or landing at the airport. |
| The airport said it was "working to resolve [the issue] as quickly as possible". | The airport said it was "working to resolve [the issue] as quickly as possible". |
| Multiple flights have been delayed at the airport, with some arrivals now expected more than an hour behind schedule. | Multiple flights have been delayed at the airport, with some arrivals now expected more than an hour behind schedule. |
| A spokesperson for the airport said: "We have accepted a diverted TUI aircraft from Birmingham Airport after it declared an emergency with a punctured tyre. | A spokesperson for the airport said: "We have accepted a diverted TUI aircraft from Birmingham Airport after it declared an emergency with a punctured tyre. |
| "It has landed safely, and all passengers have disembarked, but it is currently preventing other aircraft from taking off or landing on our runway. | "It has landed safely, and all passengers have disembarked, but it is currently preventing other aircraft from taking off or landing on our runway. |
| "We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible and ask passengers arriving or departing from East Midlands this afternoon for their patience." | "We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible and ask passengers arriving or departing from East Midlands this afternoon for their patience." |
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