A Tui aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at Leeds Bradford airport amid heavy Storm Babet rain on Friday afternoon (20 October), forcing the airport to close.
The airport confirmed to TTG an aircraft had skidded off the runway
Airport authorities confirmed to TTG that Tui flight TOM3351 arriving from Corfu “moved off the runway while landing”. The airport has been closed to allow for recovery work to take place.
Images posted to social media show the aircraft surrounded by emergency service vehicles after coming to a halt on the grass beside the runway.
UPDATE: Leeds Bradford airport reopens after Tui aircraft comes off runway
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