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Lodz airport in Poland was today closed after a Ryanair plane with 170 passengers went off the runway while taxiing before takeoff.
An airport spokesman, Milosz Wika, said the Nottingham-bound Boeing 737's wheel got stuck in soft ground after leaving the asphalt when apparently trying to turn around at the end of the runway.
Strong winds had forced planes to use the full length of the runway, Wika said.
The airport was closed while technicians prepared to pull the plane back on to the runway.
The passengers were taken by bus 80 miles east to Warsaw for a flight to Nottingham.
Wika said other Lodz flights were being diverted to Warsaw, and a bus service would be provided.
source: guardian.co.uk
An airport spokesman, Milosz Wika, said the Nottingham-bound Boeing 737's wheel got stuck in soft ground after leaving the asphalt when apparently trying to turn around at the end of the runway.
Strong winds had forced planes to use the full length of the runway, Wika said.
The airport was closed while technicians prepared to pull the plane back on to the runway.
The passengers were taken by bus 80 miles east to Warsaw for a flight to Nottingham.
Wika said other Lodz flights were being diverted to Warsaw, and a bus service would be provided.
source: guardian.co.uk