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| Plane bursts tyre on city runway | Plane bursts tyre on city runway |
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| A plane has burst a tyre at the George Best Belfast City Airport, the airport has said. | A plane has burst a tyre at the George Best Belfast City Airport, the airport has said. |
| The front tyre of the Manx2 aircraft, carrying four passengers and three crew, burst as it was taxiing to a stand. | The front tyre of the Manx2 aircraft, carrying four passengers and three crew, burst as it was taxiing to a stand. |
| A press spokesman for the airport said the runway had not been closed, and no-one on the flight from the Isle of Man had been injured. | A press spokesman for the airport said the runway had not been closed, and no-one on the flight from the Isle of Man had been injured. |
| One flight was affected but service has returned to normal, said the airport. | One flight was affected but service has returned to normal, said the airport. |
| Gary McCaw was waiting to board a flight to Liverpool but was delayed by two hours. | Gary McCaw was waiting to board a flight to Liverpool but was delayed by two hours. |
| "We saw the plane on the runway with the burst tyre, we saw the fire engines rush towards the plane and then about 10 minutes after that we saw a transit van to take off the passengers," he said. | "We saw the plane on the runway with the burst tyre, we saw the fire engines rush towards the plane and then about 10 minutes after that we saw a transit van to take off the passengers," he said. |
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| Laura Lyons reports on the incident |