Two people have been taken to hospital after a plane was blown off a runway in Stornoway Airport in Scotland on Friday morning.
Stornoway is located on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides.
Corrected information from HIAL. Flight involved in Stornoway incident was BE6821 bound for Glasgow pic.twitter.com/XfFhw64yVP— Radio Clyde News (@RadioClydeNews) January 2, 2015
Latest image from Stornoway runway incident from @IainXMaciver 2 in hospital with minor injuries . pic.twitter.com/ogp7xp5mjt— Radio Clyde News (@RadioClydeNews) January 2, 2015
A Saab 340 aircraft, operated by Loganair, veered off the runway at 8.33 a.m., with 28 people on board, according to a statement from the airport.
Saab 340 runway excursion at Stornoway Airport, UK while landing in strong winds http://t.co/kYDF7wT7zW pic.twitter.com/rNDEYG1TJE— AviationSafety (@AviationSafety) January 2, 2015
"Efforts to remove the aircraft from the runway are ongoing and investigations into the cause of the incident are underway," the statement said. The airport will resume operations once the plane is removed from the runway.
Two people were taken to the Western Isles Hospital with minor injuries.
Elsewhere, a plane made an emergency landing in London's Southend Airport after a fire was reported on board.
The first photographs emerge of the plane involved in the Southend Airport mid-air blaze http://t.co/YTTAxRYXjL pic.twitter.com/ctrYyukFrd— BBC Look East (@BBCLookEast) January 2, 2015
The plane, with 28 people on board, landed safely with no injuries. The flight, operated by Blue Island, from Jersey was due to land at London City Airport.