Flights at a major UK airport have been delayed or cancelled on Sunday after reports a Ryanair plane became 'stuck' on the runway after a tyre blew. Passengers were escorted off off the plane from Faro in Portugal which had landed at the Yorkshire airport.
Emergency services have also been pictured at the scene and they remain on the runway. "Looks like the plane is going to be there for a while", one eyewitness said, LeedsLive reports.
Several flights have been delayed, including the 12.15pm Ryanair flight to Faro, the 1.25pm Jet2 flight to Paris and the 1.30pm flybe plane to Belfast City.
Flight to Paris Cdg, LS315, with Jet2.com has been cancelled, as well as a flight to Amsterdam, LS205, with Jet2.com. A number of other flights have been delayed this afternoon.
It was around 2pm on Sunday that Leeds Bradford plane spotters told Leeds Live that passengers on a flight to Faro were escorted off the aeroplane over two hours after take off time following reports of a "blown up" tyre.
One person said the plane was "blocking" the runway for some time after it had landed, causing other planes to be diverted. Witnesses report two buses arrived to take the passengers from the affected plane to the airport.
A spokesperson for Leeds Bradford Airport has issued a statement on the incident, they said: “Our on-site fire operations attended the runway to support an inbound Ryanair flight experiencing difficulties upon landing.
"Passenger safety is our biggest priority and our team acted promptly to manage the incident. As part of this we took the decision to divert four flights to nearby airports while we assisted the flight. All passengers disembarked safely, and operations have returned to normal.”
LeedsLive has a live blog on the incident here
