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

Photo British Airways' Boeing 777-9 aircraft (Image: The Boeing Company)

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.”

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

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