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Plane from Corfu comes off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport

Emergency services are at the scene at Leeds Bradford Airport after a passenger plane came off the runway.

The airport said a TUI flight arriving from Corfu “moved off the runway whilst landing” and it was working to “remove passengers from the aircraft safely”.

The plane came off the runway on Friday afternoon, the airport said.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said there were “no reported injuries or fires”, adding it was assisting with the evacuation of passengers.

A Leeds Bradford Airport spokesperson said: “We can confirm TUI flight TOM3551 arriving from Corfu at LBA this afternoon has moved off the runway whilst landing.

“We are working with the airline, relevant operations teams and emergency authorities to address this situation and remove passengers from the aircraft safely.”

The fire service said its “command unit has now been stood down”.

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