He Birmingham airport (Center of England) He closed his clues this Wednesday temporarily After a “aerial incident“, As confirmed in a statement sent to EFE.” After an air incident, the track is temporarily closed, “said the source.
While the airport does not has given more details of the incidentthe data on the air analysis website Flightradar24 show that a private plane Beech King Air 200, which was heading to Belfast (Northern Ireland), made an emergency landing in Birmingham after 14.00 British time (13.00 GMT).
Several images and videos on social networks showed how a small propeller plane remained on the airport track this Wednesday, surrounded by several emergency service vehicles. It is unknown how many people were aboard the aircraft, as well as the state in which they are.
Registered with the G-Niaa code, the Aircraft involved in the accident belongs to the Norirlandeasa company Woodgate Aviationwhich according to its website offers private aircraft and jets rental services, as well as air ambulances.
On July 14, another plane of the same model used for medical purposes crashed shortly after taking off at Southend Airport (east of London) in the direction of Llystad (Netherlands) and caused the death of four people.
According to the British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’, a total of 48 aircraft from Birmingham was planned and that another 45 arrived at the airport between the time of emergency landing and 18.00 British time (17.00 GMT).
“We feel the inconvenience that this can cause. We will keep the passengers in the airport already informed those who had to travel later today are recommended to check the status of their flights before approaching,” said Birmingham’s airfield in the statement.