FLIGHTS have been grounded at Stansted Airport after an ‘incident’ on the runway.
Emergency veichles are on the scene, and videos show multiple blue flashing lights at the scene.
No flights in or out at Stansted due to ‘incident on the runway’. Emergency vehicles flashing their lights in the distance #stanstedairport pic.twitter.com/NKNVl4pNwh
— Henrik Ekeus (@hekeus) March 1, 2019
One person wrote on Twitter: “No flights in or out at Stansted due to ‘incident on the runway’. Emergency vehicles flashing their lights in the distance.”
One user claimed: “Mid take off at stansted, our plane had a huge bang, skidded to a stop and all had to evacuate down the slides, with my friend opening the emergency door. A scary experience for sure.”
Another added: “So Stansted has shut the runway. Two hour delay. FML.”
A third commented: “Nothing leaving or landed at Stansted Airport due to a ‘incident.’”
This is a developing story.
More follows.