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| Plane diverted due to wheel fault | Plane diverted due to wheel fault |
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| A passenger plane was diverted to East Midlands Airport after developing technical problems. | A passenger plane was diverted to East Midlands Airport after developing technical problems. |
| An airport spokeswoman said the Thomson Fly aircraft took off from Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport at 1550 BST and developed problems with a front wheel. | An airport spokeswoman said the Thomson Fly aircraft took off from Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport at 1550 BST and developed problems with a front wheel. |
| The plane, which was heading for Corfu, landed safely at the Castle Donington airport at about 1800 BST. | The plane, which was heading for Corfu, landed safely at the Castle Donington airport at about 1800 BST. |
| Emergency services were called out to the runway. There were no reports of any casualties. | Emergency services were called out to the runway. There were no reports of any casualties. |
| Fuel leak | Fuel leak |
| An airport spokeswoman said the pilot of the Boeing 757-200, which had 227 passengers on board, radioed the airport requesting emergency assistance shortly after it took off. | An airport spokeswoman said the pilot of the Boeing 757-200, which had 227 passengers on board, radioed the airport requesting emergency assistance shortly after it took off. |
| She said the aircraft developed a small fuel leak as it taxied on the runway and fire crews foamed down the runway as part of standard procedures. | She said the aircraft developed a small fuel leak as it taxied on the runway and fire crews foamed down the runway as part of standard procedures. |
| The plane circled the airport before landing to burn off fuel. Passengers disembarked from the aircraft at about 1820 BST. | The plane circled the airport before landing to burn off fuel. Passengers disembarked from the aircraft at about 1820 BST. |
| It was thought the passengers were to be transferred onto another aircraft or taken by coach to another airport. | It was thought the passengers were to be transferred onto another aircraft or taken by coach to another airport. |
| All flights from East Midlands Airport were running as normal. |