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| Plane overshoots airport runway | Plane overshoots airport runway |
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| A private aircraft has overshot the runway at Luton Airport leading to the suspension of all flights. | |
| Passengers have been advised that flights are likely to be suspended for most of Wednesday night. | Passengers have been advised that flights are likely to be suspended for most of Wednesday night. |
| A spokesman from Easyjet, which is based in Luton, said flights that could be diverted to Stansted Airport, Essex, would be. | A spokesman from Easyjet, which is based in Luton, said flights that could be diverted to Stansted Airport, Essex, would be. |
| Luton Airport stressed the incident was not security related. No-one was injured in the incident. | Luton Airport stressed the incident was not security related. No-one was injured in the incident. |
| It is thought that special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. | It is thought that special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. |
| Bedfordshire Fire Service confirmed that a light aircraft, a Cessna Citation, overshot the runway after suffering hydraulic problems. | Bedfordshire Fire Service confirmed that a light aircraft, a Cessna Citation, overshot the runway after suffering hydraulic problems. |
| The two people on board were uninjured, but the wreckage had to be cleared from the runway. | The two people on board were uninjured, but the wreckage had to be cleared from the runway. |