Thousands of passengers faced 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.
While Birmingham Airport resumed its operation and re -opened its runway around 8 pm, passengers have to face delay in abundance Flights have been diverted since then And canceled.
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 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.
Woodgate Aviation said in a statement, “The Turbo -P aircraft was on a flight to the Belafast International Airport when it developed the problems of landing gear. The aircraft returned to Birmingham and made an emergency landing and collapsed on the main under-currency touch down.
“Two crew members and a passenger were on the board, but were uninhabited.
“The aircraft remains on the runway and the Woodgate Aviation will fully collaborate with the air accident investigators and the services of the airport.
“We want to pay tribute to our colleagues to the professionalism and emergency services at the airport for their quick action.”
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 about half of the Irish Sea 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.
Is the airport website still below?
The Birmingham Airport, long after advising passengers to examine their flight status, went down the website to Birmingham Airport, replaced by an error code. It is not clear what has happened on the online platform, but it is coming back and running.
What has Birmingham Airport said so far?
The airport operator has announced that operations have resumed and it is returning to normal.
In an update posted on X, the airport said, “After the aircraft incident today, the runway has reopened and the operation has started again.”
This apologized for the disintegration caused by the incident and said that passengers should check the flight details and follow the advice issued by their airlines.
The airport said: “Our teams have worked as soon as possible, which should be followed as soon as possible, so that the runway is ensured again after the long closure.”
