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Leeds Bradford Airport: Live as airport closed after plane skids off runway while landing during Storm Babet

Charles Gray
By Charles Gray
Published 20th Oct 2023, 15:04 BST
Updated 20th Oct 2023, 17:07 BST
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Leeds Bradford Airport has been closed after a plane skidded off of the runway while landing during Storm Babet.

Fiona Marr, who went to the airport to watch some of the planes land with her nine-year-old son, said that the plane was visibly affected by the winds and “landed almost sideways” at “about 1.40pm”.

She said that an alarm went off in the airport and fire crews and what appeared to be ambulances went to the incident. She added that there was no smoke coming from the crash but that other flights that were set to take off had to be halted.

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A spokesperson for Leeds Bradford Airport, said this afternoon: “We can confirm there are no reported injuries from this incident and that all passengers have now safely disembarked the aircraft.

The plane skidded off of the runway while landing on Friday afternoonThe plane skidded off of the runway while landing on Friday afternoon
The plane skidded off of the runway while landing on Friday afternoon

"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.”

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Plane skids off tracks while landing at Leeds Bradford Airport

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Fri, 20 Oct, 2023, 19:46 BST

TUI apologises and offers update

A spokesperson for TUI has issued an update on today’s incident, saying:

We would like to apologise to all those impacted by the closure of Leeds Bradford Airport on Friday 20th October following an incident that took place shortly after landing on TOM3551 from Corfu.

The safety of our customers and crew is our number one priority and we can confirm there were no reported injuries, with all passengers disembarking the aircraft via the steps.

All bags have now been removed from the aeroplane and our teams are on hand to support customers with their onward journey, and we will continue to offer any support as required.

TUI customers due to depart on their holiday today will now be taken to Manchester Airport, where an aircraft is ready to take them on holiday as planned. Customers due to travel tomorrow will be contacted directly, with flights still planned to take place.

TUI Airways is now fully assisting the AAIB with their investigation.