Air aviation news – Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) remains closed this evening after the earlier runway excursion by a Boeing 737-800 landing in wet and stormy conditions.
The Tui airliner was operating a flight from Corfu (TOM3551) when it skidded off the runway coming to rest on the grass.
Airport Fire and Rescue vehicles responded to the incident which happened at 13:53 local time along with West Yorkshire Fire Service.
A spokesperson for Leeds Bradford Airport said: “We can confirm there are no reported injuries from this incident and that all passengers have now safely disembarked the aircraft. The airport is now closed.
“We are working with the airline, relevant operations teams and emergency authorities to resolve this situation and return services safely as quickly as possible.
“We ask passengers to contact their airline to check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport.”
The UK is currently experiencing Storm Babet which has brought heavy reading and flooding across the country.
A spokesperson for Tui UK said: “We are aware of an incident at Leeds Bradford Airport this afternoon during the landing of flight TOM3551.
source: https://ukaviation.news/leeds-bradford-airport-remains-closed-after-runway-excursion/
