“Our alternative runway was put into use to ensure no disruption to other scheduled flights.”
Belfast International Airport has issued a statement after its main runway was closed for a time on Friday evening due to an incident.The airport said its alternative runway was put into use to ensure there was no disruption to other scheduled flights.In a statement to Belfast Live this evening, an airport spokesperson said: “A light aircraft burst a tyre on landing earlier this evening.“The aircraft has now been moved from the runway.
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