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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 had been coming in to land when it overshot the runway. 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 Strathclyde Police said there were not believed to have 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.
Eyewitness Tom Halpin said the aircraft involved was a Ryanair Boeing 737. The aircraft involved was a Ryanair Boeing 737.
Mr Halpin said it had come to rest on the grass verge at the western end of the runway, with the nosewheel and the starboard main undercarriage on the grass. Eyewitness Tom Halpin said it had come to rest on the grass verge at the western end of the runway, with the nosewheel and the starboard main undercarriage on the grass.