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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. The runway at Prestwick Airport in the west of Scotland has been closed after a plane skidded on to the grass verge.
Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 0900 GMT. The Ryanair flight from Dublin had just touched down before 0900 GMT when it slid on ice while taxiing towards the terminal building.
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. Emergency services were called and the 129 passengers and six crew were taken off the plane. No-one was injured.
All 129 passengers have been taken off the plane and back to the terminal. Strathclyde Police said there had not been any injuries. Efforts are ongoing to move the aircraft to the stand area so that the runway can be reopened.
Ryanair said the Boeing 737-800 involved was an incoming flight from Dublin, with six crew on board.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.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."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.""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."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. Passenger Alex Paton told BBC Scotland about the moment the plane touched down.
You can hardly walk on the runway never mind stop a plane. How anyone expects to stop a plane on that I'll never know. Alex PatonPassenger
"It did land with a bit of a bump but the plane didn't seem to be slowing down the way it would normally," he said.
"It was all over really quick and you realise you've come to a shuddering halt in a field."
Mr Paton said the plane came off the end of the runway "just at the corner where it starts to turn round".
He said the back end of the plane "went out to the side" by about 20ft.
Despite the scare, Mr Paton said the mood among passengers was "really buoyant" as everyone on board "knew they were OK".
After the plane came to a stop the crew initially thought it may be towed from the field, Mr Paton said.
They were then told this would not be possible and the passengers were disembarked.
Mr Paton said the fire service was already waiting when they left the plane.
He also described the runway as "a block of ice".
"You can hardly walk on the runway never mind stop a plane," he added.
"How anyone expects to stop a plane on that I'll never know."
Strathclyde and airport firefighters are working to move the plane and reopen the runway.
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