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Flight from Glasgow leaves runway Plane leaves runway after landing
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An aeroplane on a flight from Glasgow has left the runway after landing at Lanzarote airport in the Canary Islands. An aeroplane on a flight from Glasgow has skidded off the runway after landing at Lanzarote airport in the Canary Islands.
The Air Europa Boeing 737 plane had 74 people on board when the incident happened at about 0710 GMT. The Air Europa Boeing-737 plane had 74 people on board when the incident happened at about 0710 GMT.
The aeroplane is understood to have come to a halt close to a beach area. Passengers are said to have been shaken but otherwise unharmed. The aeroplane is understood to have come to a halt close to a beach. Passengers are said to have been shaken but otherwise unharmed.
The airport has been closed while the emergency services remove the aircraft.The airport has been closed while the emergency services remove the aircraft.
It is understood Flight UX-196 was a charter flight which had problems with its undercarriage. It is understood Flight UX-196 was a charter flight.
Spanish airport authority spokesman Alberto Martin Carvajal said the aircraft left the runway near the end of the landing strip.
The plane is reported to have ended up perpendicular to the runway.
Mr Carvajal said passengers and crew were evacuated from the plane and no-one was hurt.
The Spanish Interior Ministry office in the Canary Islands confirmed the flight had been carrying 74 passengers and crew members.