6 d. ago How Birmingham Airport closure sparked air travel chaos across Europe

Birmingham Airport shut its runway after an “incident with a light aircraft” on Wednesday (6 August), resulting in all flights being suspended until the runway opened later that day.

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7 d. ago Thousands face travel chaos after emergency landing shuts runway at Birmingham airport

Passengers faced hours of delays even after the runway reopened

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7 d. ago Passengers at Birmingham Airport face travel chaos with 93 flights impacted after private aircraft forced to make emergency landing

All departures and arrivals at Birmingham were halted after the twin-engine Beech B200 Super King Air plane declared an in-flight emergency on the way to Belfast today and diverted to the airport.

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7 d. ago Birmingham Airport latest: Runway shut and flights halted after plane’s emergency landing

One person has suffered minor injuries with emergency services at the scene

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7 d. ago Birmingham Airport shuts runway after small aircraft forced to make emergency landing

Birmingham Airport has said it will keep passengers at the airport informed with the latest information while others are being advised to check the status of their flight before travelling

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7 d. ago Birmingham airport shuts after private aircraft heading to Belfast made emergency landing

All departures and arrivals at Birmingham were halted after the twin-engine Beech B200 Super King Air plane declared an in-flight emergency on the way to Belfast today and diverted to the airport.

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7 d. ago Birmingham Airport latest: Runway shut and flights halted after ‘aircraft incident’

The runway is temporarily closed

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7 d. ago Birmingham Airport shut down over 'incident' as flights put on hold

A number of planes have been diverted from the West Midlands airport, while others have been diverted. At 2.48pm, Birmingham Airport's official Twitter account announced that its runway was closed

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