Gatwick Airport experienced a disruption when a runway had to be temporarily closed due to an aircraft issue. A passenger reported that a plane was stuck and blocking the runway because of overheated brakes.
The incident involved a British Airways plane that had a rejected take-off, leading to the runway closure from 12.53 pm to 1.14 pm, according to flight tracking website Flightradar 24.
A Gatwick Airport spokesperson explained, ‘The main runway was closed for a short time today due to a departing aircraft having hot brakes. Safety is our top priority and the dedicated airport fire service swiftly attended to support the aircraft. A number of flights were diverted. The runway is now open and operating as normal’.
British Airways confirmed that their pilots made a precautionary decision to abort take-off due to a technical issue and apologized for the inconvenience.
‘Safety is always our top priority and we apologize to customers for the inconvenience caused’, a spokesperson added.
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