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| Aircraft slides off end of runway | Aircraft slides off end of runway |
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| An aircraft has gone off the end of a runway at Prestwick Airport in the west of Scotland. | An aircraft has gone off the end of a runway at Prestwick Airport in the west of Scotland. |
| Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 0900 GMT. | Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 0900 GMT. |
| The Ryanair aircraft from Dublin landed and then slid off the runway because of ice. An eyewitness said it had come to rest partially on the grass. | The Ryanair aircraft from Dublin landed and then slid off the runway because of ice. An eyewitness said it had come to rest partially on the grass. |
| All 129 passengers have been taken off the plane and back to the terminal. Strathclyde Police said there had not been any injuries. | All 129 passengers have been taken off the plane and back to the terminal. Strathclyde Police said there had not been any injuries. |
| Ryanair said the Boeing 737-800 involved was an incoming flight from Dublin, with six crew on board. | |
| In a statement, the airline said: "After a normal landing was completed and while taxiing from the runway the aircraft encountered ice and slid just off the runway on to the grass verge. | |
| "Passengers disembarked normally and were bussed to the terminal. | |
| "Ryanair engineers are at the aircraft, which appears to have suffered no damage and they are working with Glasgow Prestwick to return the aircraft to the stand area so that the runway can be reopened with minimum delay." | |
| The statement added: "Ryanair apologises for any disruption suffered by passengers as a result of this incident." | |
| Strathclyde and airport firefighters have ensured the runway is safe. | Strathclyde and airport firefighters have ensured the runway is safe. |
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