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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. | A private aircraft has overshot the runway at Luton Airport leading to the suspension of all flights. |
| Passengers have been advised that flights have been suspended on 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. |
| 'Lack of information' | 'Lack of information' |
| John Hand, a BBC journalist, had been stranded at the airport since 1700 BST waiting for a Ryanair flight to Barcelona. | John Hand, a BBC journalist, had been stranded at the airport since 1700 BST waiting for a Ryanair flight to Barcelona. |
| He told BBC News all flights had been cancelled and that passengers were concerned about having been kept in the dark. | He told BBC News all flights had been cancelled and that passengers were concerned about having been kept in the dark. |
| Mr Hand said: "The main thing passengers are asking is: Why is there not more information available? And where are we going to sleep tonight?" | Mr Hand said: "The main thing passengers are asking is: Why is there not more information available? And where are we going to sleep tonight?" |
| No-one from the airport was available to comment. | No-one from the airport was available to comment. |
| It is thought special coaches have been brought in to bus passengers to Stansted. | It is thought 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 hydraulic problems. | Bedfordshire Fire Service confirmed that a light aircraft, a Cessna Citation, overshot the runway after hydraulic problems. |
| The two people on board were uninjured. Pieces of wreckage had to be cleared from the runway. | The two people on board were uninjured. Pieces of wreckage had to be cleared from the runway. |