Gatwick runway closed this morning after a plane reported a deflated tyre in flight

This morning a British Airways flight (BA2272) from JFK New York experienced a deflated mid flight.

Gatwick Airport spokesperson  said: “Gatwick’s main runway was closed for 19 minutes from 0742 this morning due to a British Airways flight (BA2272) from JFK (New York) experiencing a deflated tyre. The runway has since reopened and flights are operating as normal.”

The aircraft landed and taxied to the stand where passengers disembarked as normal.