Assessing the full damage caused by Storm Babet has been made more difficult by ongoing rainfall, a Scottish Government minister has said.
20.10.2023 - 19:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
TUI has apologised to passengers after one of its planes slid off the runway upon landing at Leeds Bradford.
The dramatic incident happened on Friday afteroon in the midst of Storm Babet. It led to the airport closing with dozens of flights disrupted after one of its passenger planes slid off the runway upon landing at Leeds Bradford Airport during Storm Babet.
A Tui UK&I spokesperson: “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.”
In an update at 5pm, 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
Assessing the full damage caused by Storm Babet has been made more difficult by ongoing rainfall, a Scottish Government minister has said.
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