\tBirmingham passengers warned to check flights before travelling after airport reopens – Travel Gossip<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/a> Birmingham Airport is advising passengers to check their travel plans with their airlines following a six-hour closure of its runway yesterday.<\/p>\n The airport reopened just before 8pm after an incident with a small aircraft blocked the runway, causing flights to be halted.\u00a0<\/p>\n A Birmingham Airport spokesperson told Travel Gossip on Wednesday evening: \u201cFollowing the aircraft incident today, the runway has reopened and operations have resumed. All passengers must check flight details with their airlines and follow advice issued by them.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe understand the frustration and apologise for the disruption this has caused.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur teams have worked as quickly as possible, in line with strict protocols, which must be followed to ensure a safe reopening of the runway following a prolonged closure.\u201d<\/p>\n Several flights out of Birmingham Airport remain disrupted today. \u00a0A TUI flight to Kefalonia was delayed by nearly four hours, with another TUI service to Lanzarote facing a three-and-a-half-hour delay.<\/p>\n Jet2 flights to Venice and Lanzarote were both delayed by an hour earlier today, with a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt delayed by three and a half hours. KLM cancelled its 6am service to Amsterdam.\u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier arrivals into Birmingham also faced delays, with a TUI service from Dalaman landing three hours after its scheduled arrival time.<\/p>\n The incident involved a\u00a0Beech B200 Super King Air, a light aircraft. The aircraft was heading to Belfast with three people onboard when it experienced issues with its landing gear. The plane returned to Birmingham to make an emergency landing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Its owner, Woodgate Aviation, said: \u201cThe aircraft returned to Birmingham and made an emergency landing and the main undercarriage collapsed on touchdown.\u201d<\/p>\n The incident caused minor injuries to one person and is being investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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