Investigation in to Glasgow runway lights failure
24.09.09
Four planes were forced to halt landing attempts at Glasgow Airport after lights failed on its runway, the Daily Record reports. A blackout at the airport meant aircraft had to circle as engineers rushed to try to fix the fault. It is now investigating the scares, which also halted outbound flights.
The drama happened around 21:00 on Monday. A spokesman for BAA said they had no idea what caused the fault, which also affected the guide lights across the whole of the airport's tarmac. He said: ‘Air traffic control switched the lights on, they went on full boom, then they dimmed and went out. As a result of that, our engineers switched to a manual system in line with our contingency plans. During this time, there were four arriving aircraft which were held in the air for a short time.’
The spokesman said the runway lights were back on at 21:25, but the lights on the taxi-way were off until 21:40. He added: ‘We are carrying out an investigation. At no stage, were there any aircraft at risk. If they were unable to fix the lighting system, the aircraft would have been diverted to another airport, probably Edinburgh.’
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