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| Blair BA flight overshoots runway | Blair BA flight overshoots runway |
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| A British Airways plane carrying 343 passengers and crew including Tony Blair and his family has overshot a runway at Miami International Airport. | A British Airways plane carrying 343 passengers and crew including Tony Blair and his family has overshot a runway at Miami International Airport. |
| No one was injured when the Boeing 747-400 plane slid off the runway after landing at 0615 local time (2315 GMT). | No one was injured when the Boeing 747-400 plane slid off the runway after landing at 0615 local time (2315 GMT). |
| Mr Blair was seated in first class on flight 209 from London - ahead of a holiday - the US Secret Service said. | Mr Blair was seated in first class on flight 209 from London - ahead of a holiday - the US Secret Service said. |
| The plane was not damaged and passengers were allowed to disembark at the terminal. | The plane was not damaged and passengers were allowed to disembark at the terminal. |
| Airport spokesman Marc Henderson said the jet hit several airfield lights on landing but did not leave the concrete surface and returned to the terminal gate under its own power. | |
| He said it was not immediately clear why the jet overshot the runway. | He said it was not immediately clear why the jet overshot the runway. |