Leeds Bradford airport has closed this afternoon after a Tui Airways aircraft came off the runway.
The incident happened as Tui flight TOM3551 arriving from Corfu “moved off the runway” while landing at the West Yorkshire airport on Friday (October 20).
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 before travelling to the airport.”
We can confirm the airport is now closed. We ask passengers to contact their airline to check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport. There are no reported injuries from today’s incident and all passengers have now safely disembarked the aircraft.
— LeedsBradfordAirport (@LBIAirport) October 20, 2023
A Tui UK and Ireland spokesperson said: “We would like to apologise to all those impacted by the ongoing closure of Leeds Bradford Airport following an incident that took place shortly after landing on TOM3551 on Friday October 20.
“The safety of our customers and crew is our number one priority and can confirm there were no reported injuries, with all passengers disembarking the aircraft via the steps. Tui customers due to travel on their holiday today will depart from Manchester Airport and have been contacted directly by our customer service team.
“Tui Airways is assisting the AAIB [Air Accidents Investigation Branch] with their investigation and working hard to support the reopening of Leeds Bradford Airport.”
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said on X, formerly Twitter, said it had attended the incident with other emergency services.
“At this time, there are no reported injuries or fires,” it added.
It added: “Remaining crews are now assisting in evacuating all persons from the aircraft to the terminal.”
The fire service said its “command unit has now been stood down”.
The incident happened as Yorkshire was hit by heavy rain and strong winds during Storm Babet.
We are in attendance at an incident at Aircraft Ground Incident at Leeds Bradford Airport, in conjunction with other emergency services.
At this time, there are no reported injuries or fires.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service command unit has now been stood down,
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— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) October 20, 2023