Thousands of passengers are facing Travel delay and disruption Suspended since all flights Birmingham airport Due to a “aircraft phenomenon”.
The incident is believed to have included a light aircraft, which would not deploy the landing gear as he tried to travel to Belfast around 1 pm on Wednesday.
At least 18 Flights have been diverted since thenThe website of Birmingham Airport was also asked to check the status of their flight.
The airport, which is the seventh most busy UK, recorded a 12 percent increase in passenger number in 2024, reaching 12.85 million. It is expected that it will be the busiest heat West Midlands The hub, as the Easyzet Birmingham involves the increasing number of airlines to establish the base.
As the situation comes out, here we currently know about the disruption at Birmingham Airport.
What happened?
It is believed that the aircraft involved was a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air Twin Turboprop Light Aircraft, which was related to Woodgate Aviation, as a major provider of corporate, business, private and general aviation services in Northern Ireland since 1969.
It is believed that the Udaan, which was going on her domestic basis of George Best Belfast City, left at 1.16 am according to the data. Flightradar24It climbed up to 5,750 feet and entered a holding pattern almost immediately.
At 1.35 pm, the aircraft overfined the runway at just 300 feet, but it is not clear whether the pilot was trying to land or enable air traffic controllers to inspect the undercaries. Flightradar data suggests that the aircraft is making contact with the ground at 1.57 pm.
Currently it is not known what is the reason for the incident.
Has anyone injured?
According to the West Midlands police, small aircraft have suffered minor injuries to a person after emergency landing at Birmingham Airport.
Police of Birmingham Airport said on social media: “We are at Birmingham Airport this afternoon, when a small aircraft was involved in an emergency landing at around 1.40 pm.
“The officer is one of the emergency employees at the scene and a person has been reported to have minor injuries.
“The Civil Aviation Authority has been informed and the airport has suspended operations as an investigation.”
West Midlands Ambulance Service said three people were treated and discharged at the scene.
A spokesperson said: “We were called at Birmingham Airport for an incident associated with a light aircraft at 1.45 am. Dangerous area’s response team paramedics and three paramedic officers were sent to the spot. On arrival, we found three patients from the aircraft, all of which were evaluated and discharged on the spot.”
Which flights have been delayed?
The last flight that touched below before closure was Ryanair Flight from Parapeigan, which landed at 1.52 pm. Two minutes later, an easy flight flew for Taneurf.
Flights coming immediately after the runway closed were taken to alternative airports. There are all variations here that we know till now:
- East Midlands: Air France from Paris, Ryanair From Murcia, Jet 2 from Kalamata, Preveza and Mahon, Rhodes to Tui.
- Manchester: Jet 2 from Lamzerot, Malaga and Faro, Ryanier to Ryanier, Istanbul to Turkish Airlines, Kos to Tui.
- London Stanstead: Malaga and Palma to Ryanier, Skithos to Jet 2.
In addition, an er lingus regional aircraft from Belfast City was in about half the way of the Irish Sagar when it returned to its initial point.
The flight of Brussels Airlines from Belgian capital has been canceled, as well as return legs from Birmingham.
Why is the airport website below?
The Birmingham Airport has gone down the website to Birmingham Airport, replaced by an error code, after the Birmingham Airport advised passengers to examine their flight status.
It is not clear what has happened to the online platform.
What has Birmingham Airport said so far?
The airport operator announced on social media around 2.40 pm that the runway was temporarily closed after the “incident”.
“After an aircraft incident, the runway is temporarily closed,” the airport said in a statement on the X posted in no time since 2.40 pm on Wednesday.
“We apologize for inconvenience will be the reason.
“We will keep passengers informed at the airport in advance and today people are advised to check their flight conditions before coming to the airport due to the journey later.
“When we can do we will continue to issue updates.”
