A bmi regional Embraer 145 registered G-CKAG operating flight BM1822 from Frankfurt skidded from the runway at Bristol Airport this afternoon. After the plane landed around 11:30 local time, it left the asphalt for an unknown reason during taxiing. No one was injured, according to the airport.
There were 25 persons (22 passengers and 3 crew) on board the Embraer. They were removed from the plane and taken to the terminal by buses.
The aircraft was built in 1999 and has been flying with bmi only since July 2017; previously it flew for HOP!
Through social media, the airport informed that the runway is temporarily closed. Flights with destination Bristol are diverted to surrounding airports or do not depart from their departure airport.
Because the airport has only one runway, the delays are running up quickly. On Twitter, passengers complain that they get little information from the airport.
Latest update – 1/3
After landing at Bristol Airport at 11.36 this morning an Embraer 145 inbound from Frankfurt (flight number BM1822) left the runway while taxiing. Passengers were disembarked and returned to the terminal by coach. None of the 25 people on board were hurt.
— Bristol Airport (@BristolAirport) 22 décembre 2017
The runway is currently closed as a result of the earlier incident. We will keep you updated with the latest information as it becomes available. Additional staff are on hand in the terminal to assist passengers
— Bristol Airport (@BristolAirport) 22 décembre 2017
2/3 While it is too early to speculate about the cause of the incident, we are confident that it was not related to the low visibility conditions experienced. Additional staff are on hand in the terminal to assist passengers.
— Bristol Airport (@BristolAirport) 22 décembre 2017
bmi can confirm that today at approximately 11.36am, flight BM1822 from Frankfurt to Bristol had an incident at Bristol Airport. All 22 passengers and three crew aboard the Embraer 145 jet disembarked safely with no reported injuries. Emergency services attended as a precaution.
— bmi regional (@bmiregional) 22 décembre 2017
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