Panic enveloped an airport when an airplane lost control and went off the runway into a grass embankment.
The plane surrounded by emergency vehicles
The photo above is the dramatic scene at Birmingham Airport after a
landing plane veered off the runway and slid onto a grass verge.
According to Mirror Online, the panicked passengers were lucky to
escape after the Airbus A320 went out of control and ended up on off the
tarmac. It was quickly surrounded by emergency fire and rescue
vehicles, the Birmingham Mail reports.
Officials at the airport said the plane, which had just arrived
from Paderborn in Germany shortly after 2pm on Sunday, was taxiing when
it for unknown reasons turned off the runway.
A spokeswoman for Birmingham Airport said the airport’s rescue
services rushed to the scene but there were no reports of any injuries.
She said the incident had not caused any delays for passengers on other flights.
The spokeswoman for Birmingham Airport said, “Birmingham
Airport can confirm that an A320 aircraft belonging to charter company,
Small Planet, has manoeuvred off the taxiway into grass after landing
from Paderborn at 13.20pm today.
“Passengers have safely disembarked and have been bussed to the terminal. There are no reports of injuries. The aircraft is currently positioned on a grass area adjacent to the taxiway.
"The Airport’s rescue service is in attendance and the runway remains open.”
