The incident, which left one person with minor injuries, temporarily closed Birmingham Airport’s runway, causing delays and diversions for other flights
Birmingham Airport in central England temporarily shut its runway on Wednesday after a small aircraft was involved in an emergency landing that left one person with minor injuries.
The police said in a social media post that emergency crews responded to the incident, which occurred at around 1.40pm.
The airport said in a later update that all people on board the aircraft had been discharged by the emergency services. Check-in services and security screening were temporarily closed, it added.
Images shared on social media showed a small propeller aircraft stationary on the runway of Britain’s seventh-busiest airport.
