Landing scare at Blackpool Airport over youths near runway
05.05.07
A plane was forced to abort its landing just before it was due to touch down, after a group of youths were spotted close to the runway at Blackpool Airport. The Jet2 flight from Palma eventually landed safely at around 23:00 on Friday, after security staff and police located the group.
Contractors working on the site, spotted around 10 youths next to the airport fence and reported that they believed they were trying to climb over. The pilots were asked to do another circuit before landing as a precautionary measure.
A spokeswoman for the airport said the youngsters had not got onto the runway and the pilot was only asked to delay his landing as a ‘precaution’. She added: ‘It wasn't an emergency. We have got contractors working on the airfield.'
'They spotted a group of kids in tents landside near the cricket ground at the end of Runway 28. There are fences all around, but the contractors thought they were trying to climb over. They contacted security as a precaution.’
Police were called to the scene to speak with the youths. A police spokesman said: ‘This group had been drinking and had entered on the airport side unintentionally. ‘The information desk rang us because they knew the plane was due in five minutes. The plane had to go around again. Police attended to speak with the youths. No arrests were made.’
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