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A full emergency was declared at Guernsey Airport after an aircraft leased by Aurigny overshot the runway.
While all emergency services were called, there were no reported injuries and the plane suffered only minor damage.
In a statement, Guernsey Ports said:
"Guernsey Airport was closed for around two hours this evening [23 April] after an inbound aircraft left the runway.
There were no injuries among the 63 passengers and 4 crew on board the Aurigny GR609 flight from Gatwick, which touched down at 6.43pm local time. It came to a standstill within the runway end safety area at the western end of the airport.
A full emergency was declared, but the emergency services were subsequently stood down while still on route to the airport. The Airport Fire Service attended the aircraft.
All passengers were safely disembarked from the aircraft and transferred to the airport terminal by bus.
No damage was reported to the aircraft, which was towed to the apron shortly after 8.30pm local time. There was no damage to runway or airfield ground lighting, and the airport was able to reopen at 2055.
The last outbound Southampton flight was cancelled, as was the return service. All other incoming services are expected to arrive tonight."
The aircraft was a leased Aurigny plane and the airline has released the following statement:
“We would like to apologise to our passengers on board the GR609 flight from Gatwick to Guernsey this evening. The plane experienced a landing incident on arrival in Guernsey at 1846 local time, coming to rest on the grass at the end of the west runway. No passengers or crew members were injured and the aircraft sustained no significant damage.
“Following the landing, the emergency response centre was activated in line with standard safety protocols and airport firefighters were present at the scene. Passengers were bussed to the terminal at 1940.
“The aircraft was a leased De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operated by Luxwing under a wetlease arrangement.”
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