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| Investigations launched after two incidents at British airports | Investigations launched after two incidents at British airports |
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| Investigations were under way into two separate incidents on Friday morning involving flights at British airports, including one in which two passengers were taken to hospital after an aircraft veered off the runway as it landed at Stornoway in Scotland. | Investigations were under way into two separate incidents on Friday morning involving flights at British airports, including one in which two passengers were taken to hospital after an aircraft veered off the runway as it landed at Stornoway in Scotland. |
| In the other, a plane carrying 29 passengers on board landed safely following an engine fire, which led to it being diverted from London City airport to Southend airport in Essex. | In the other, a plane carrying 29 passengers on board landed safely following an engine fire, which led to it being diverted from London City airport to Southend airport in Essex. |
| The fire was extinguished before landing by automatic systems on the twin propeller plane, although emergency services said it had the potential to be an extremely serious incident. | The fire was extinguished before landing by automatic systems on the twin propeller plane, although emergency services said it had the potential to be an extremely serious incident. |
| The plane, which was also carrying three crew members and belonged to Blue Island Airways, landed just before 9am at Southend after being diverted. | The plane, which was also carrying three crew members and belonged to Blue Island Airways, landed just before 9am at Southend after being diverted. |
| Neil Fenwick, divisional officer at Essex county fire and rescue service, said: “This was a textbook operation. The fire was out by the time the plane touched down and no one appears to have been hurt. | |
| “The plane landed safely on one engine and automatic fire suppression systems on board had completely extinguished the fire. | “The plane landed safely on one engine and automatic fire suppression systems on board had completely extinguished the fire. |
| “Our crews made sure that the fire was fully out but were not required to take any further action. This had the potential to be an extremely serious incident but everything which should happen in a situation like this did and the plane was able to land safely.” | “Our crews made sure that the fire was fully out but were not required to take any further action. This had the potential to be an extremely serious incident but everything which should happen in a situation like this did and the plane was able to land safely.” |
| Passengers were transported to the terminal and were due to be taken by coach back to City airport. | Passengers were transported to the terminal and were due to be taken by coach back to City airport. |
| The incident at Stornoway airport on Lewis occurred at 8.33am and involved a Saab 340 aircraft operated by Loganair. A passenger who was on board told the BBC that it felt as if the aircraft’s tail was caught by a crosswind. | The incident at Stornoway airport on Lewis occurred at 8.33am and involved a Saab 340 aircraft operated by Loganair. A passenger who was on board told the BBC that it felt as if the aircraft’s tail was caught by a crosswind. |
| Two male passengers were taken to Stornoway hospital for treatment to injuries while two female passengers who received minor injuries declined medical assistance. | |
| The remaining 22 passengers and three members of crew were unhurt. | The remaining 22 passengers and three members of crew were unhurt. |
| An investigation has been launched by aviation authorities in conjunction with Police Scotland. Normal operations were due to resume once the plane was removed from the runway. | An investigation has been launched by aviation authorities in conjunction with Police Scotland. Normal operations were due to resume once the plane was removed from the runway. |
| Stornoway airport said in a statement: “Efforts to remove the aircraft from the runway are ongoing and investigations into the cause of the incident are under way.” | Stornoway airport said in a statement: “Efforts to remove the aircraft from the runway are ongoing and investigations into the cause of the incident are under way.” |