Social media users have said a British Airways plane is being held on the runway following a “rejected takeoff” that has now sparked massive delays at the airport
Travellers are dealing with horror delays at Gatwick airport after a “disabled plane” on a runway held up flights.
Several people have posted to social media complaining of holdups after the British Airways plane was held on the runway following a “rejected takeoff”.
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Recent posts on X, formerly Twitter, have documented the plane’s stalled takeoff with emergency services now in attendance following a “high-speed emergency stop”.
One passenger said attending fire service personnel rushed to the scene and started hosing off the aircraft’s undercarriage.
They wrote: “They are currently hosing down the undercarriage brakes due to high-speed emergency stop.”
Gatwick Airport’s departure board shows that at least a dozen flights have been cancelled following the incident this afternoon across multiple airlines.
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