A popular Fife aquarium has been forced to close its doors after it was ripped apart by Storm Babet.
20.10.2023 - 17:50 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A TUI plane has skidded off the runway while landing at Leeds Bradford Airport.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon as the Boeing 737-800, which was arriving from Corfu, descended to land.
The aircraft slid off of the runway and onto a grassy embankment at 1.53pm. An emergency siren was activated and mercy crews including ambulances and specialist resources from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and Yorkshire Ambulance Services’ Hazardous Area Response Team, were called to the scene.
The daughter of a passenger on the plane posted a photo on X showing the plane's wing over a grassy area of the airport. She wrote: "Mum just casually dropping into the group chat that their plane just went off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport...thankfully all okay!"
Another relative of a passenger on board also posted on X, saying: "omgggg my dad's plane overran the runway lol at Leeds Bradford airport and they've been stuck on the grass for an hour.... what in the air crash investigation is going on."
A TUI spokesperson: "We are aware of an incident at Leeds Bradford Airport this afternoon, in which upon landing flight TOM3551 slightly veered off while turning into the taxiway. There are no reported injuries, and our ground team are on hand to support passengers as they disembark."
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said there were no reported injuries on the plane which came off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport, and no fire.
A spokesperson said: "(Our) command unit has now been stood down, and remaining crews are now assisting in evacuating all persons from the aircraft to the terminal."
Storm Babet is continuing to cause travel chaos across the country. Heavy rain and extreme winds are expected to continue into Sunday.
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A popular Fife aquarium has been forced to close its doors after it was ripped apart by Storm Babet.
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