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Plane 'blown off' Stornoway Airport runway | Plane 'blown off' Stornoway Airport runway |
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Two passengers have suffered minor injuries after a plane came off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis. | |
The Loganair service was due to fly to Glasgow at about 08:30. It is thought it may have been caught in strong crosswinds. | The Loganair service was due to fly to Glasgow at about 08:30. It is thought it may have been caught in strong crosswinds. |
All those on board were taken off the aircraft. | |
Stornoway Airport said an investigation into the incident was under way. | Stornoway Airport said an investigation into the incident was under way. |
One passenger who was on board told the BBC it felt as if the tail was caught by a crosswind. | |
A statement from the airport operators said: "An outbound aircraft Saab 340 aircraft operated by Loganair veered off the runway at Stornoway Airport at 8.33am this morning. | |
"Efforts to remove the aircraft from the runway are ongoing and investigations into the cause of the incident are under way. | |
"It is it our intention to resume normal operations as soon as the aircraft is safely removed from the runway. There are no scheduled arrivals or departures at Stornoway until later this afternoon." |