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20
Oct 2023
Leeds Bradford Airport closed after plane skids off runway
Leeds Bradford Airport has closed after a plane arriving from Corfu came off the runway this afternoon.
The TUI Airways flight is believed to have overrun the runway and veered onto the grass taxiway at around 1.53pm.
Emergency services are at the scene. No injuries or fires have been reported.
Leeds Bradford Airport issued a statement saying:
Pic: pipsqueek01/cat_cutmore/BantamDxn on Twitter.
A spokesperson for TUI added:
The aircraft landed amid Storm Babet – a weather warning of wind and rain that has hit the UK.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement at 1.57pm:
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