US EditionPlane skids off runway while landing at Leeds Bradford Airport
- Leeds Bradford Airport confirms that TUI flight TOM3551 veered off the runway upon landing from Corfu, but there were no reported injuries. TUI's ground team is assisting passengers as they disembark.
- West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is at the scene of the incident at Leeds Bradford Airport, working with other emergency services to ensure the safe evacuation of passengers. The fire service command unit has been stood down.
- Despite the incident, no injuries or fires have been reported, and all remaining passengers are being evacuated from the aircraft to the terminal.
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A TUI plane flying in from Greece ended up in the middle of gale force winds -- and skidded off the runway. No one is said to have been injured in the accident. All flights to the airport had to be cancelled.
Plane comes off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport during Storm Babet
A passenger plane has skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport while landing in windy conditions. The Tui flight was arriving from Corfu during Storm Babet when it came off the runway on Friday afternoon. Pictures showed emergency services arriving at the scene, with the plane at the side of the runway. There were no reported injuries. The airport was closed after the incident, with scheduled arrivals diverted to other airports including…
Northern Europe is plagued by storm Babet. Strong wind and precipitation caused quite a few inconveniences, including a plane skidding while landing from the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport. It is a plane that flew in from Corfu, and an airport spokesman said that operational teams and emergency authorities rushed to the rescue immediately to get passengers off the plane safely.
TUI holiday flight skids off runway amid heavy rain at Leeds Bradford Airport
Thankfully, the incident did not result in any reported injuries or fires. This was a successful outcome, as confirmed by West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. On social media, one of the passengers described the landing as "interesting" and mentioned that the plane overshot the runway and came to a stop in the grass.
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