Birmingham Airport flights affected by plane crash
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Up to 5,000 people have continued to be affected as flights were suspended at Birmingham Airport after a plane carrying a transplant liver crashed, reports BBC.
The plane hit the airport's landing system antennae. Two men were injured, one critically, but the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital said the liver transplant operation went ahead successfully Friday. About 45 flights were affected Saturday.
The airport's chief executive Paul Kehoe said about 4,000 to 5,000 passengers had been affected so far Saturday. However, he said the airport building had remained open for check-in.
The first flight due to arrive back at the airport is one from Newark, due at 1214 GMT. If the runway is not open by then, the airport said it would have to be diverted.
Earlier, Mr Kehoe advised people to check with their airline and added they could not necessarily speak to anybody at the airport as "the volume of calls has been so great". He added: "We have equipment standing by once they've given us the all clear and we'll remove the debris and hopefully commence operations around about lunchtime."
The plane hit the airport's landing system antennae. Two men were injured, one critically, but the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital said the liver transplant operation went ahead successfully Friday. About 45 flights were affected Saturday.
The airport's chief executive Paul Kehoe said about 4,000 to 5,000 passengers had been affected so far Saturday. However, he said the airport building had remained open for check-in.
The first flight due to arrive back at the airport is one from Newark, due at 1214 GMT. If the runway is not open by then, the airport said it would have to be diverted.
Earlier, Mr Kehoe advised people to check with their airline and added they could not necessarily speak to anybody at the airport as "the volume of calls has been so great". He added: "We have equipment standing by once they've given us the all clear and we'll remove the debris and hopefully commence operations around about lunchtime."