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Flights were delayed with at least one cancelled after Birmingham Airport was forced to shut down over a bomb scare
A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: “West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an ongoing incident on-site. “Airport operations are currently impacted, and passengers should not come ...
Police surrounded Birmingham Airport and directed passengers who were evacuated following reports of a suspicious vehicle on Wednesday afternoon (23 October). The seventh-largest airport in the UK ...
The London Area Control Centre at West Drayton moved to Swanwick, Hampshire at 2.30am on Sunday 27 January 2002, when 29-year-old controller Sarah Harris guided an Airtours International Flight AIH 550 from Gran Canaria Airport at Las Palmas safely into Birmingham Airport. Swanwick had been hoped to open in 1996 and to cost £350m.
A go-around was initiated but the starboard undercarriage was ripped off when it touched down off the runway. A further diversion was made to Birmingham Airport, West Midlands where a successful emergency landing was made. The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair but both crew escaped uninjured.
British Airways Flight 5390, a BAC One-Eleven flying from Birmingham Airport, England to Málaga Airport that experienced an explosive decompression in 1990 after part of the cockpit's windscreen broke off due to a maintenance failure, blowing the captain partially out of the plane. The co-pilot was able to land the plane and the captain survived.
A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: “Birmingham Airport has temporarily suspended operations due to a security incident on an aircraft. ... Tariffs might have 'slammed shut' the window for ...
[19] [20] With the introduction of flights to Canada and Mexico, the official name of the airport was changed to Birmingham International Airport on October 20, 1993. [21] Also in 1993, the airport marked the completion of a $50.4m terminal renovation. [22] In the early 1990s Runway 18/36 was extended to 7,100 feet, allowing use by airline jets.