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Plane 'blown off' Stornoway Airport runway Plane 'blown off' Stornoway Airport runway
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A plane has come off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis. 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.
Two passengers received minor injuries. All those on board were taken off the aircraft. 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."