Flights diverted to Manchester Airport after runway 'defect'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo holiday flights were diverted to Manchester Airport on Wednesday night after a 'defect' in the runway at Newcastle International Airport was identified and inspected.
It led to the closure of the runway at Newcastle for a short period last night. The airport said five inbound flights were diverted as a result, with two going to Manchester, two to Teeside and one to Edinburgh Airport. READ MORE: LIVE: Dramatic pictures show wall falling away after car smashes into house - latest updates Three outbound flights from Newcastle were cancelled or rescheduled for Thursday, the airport said.
Tui flight TOM5MC from Paphos in Cyprus to Newcastle was diverted to Manchester, alongside Jet2 flight LS1920 to Newcastle from Larnaca, Cyprus.
A flight from Krakow went to Edinburgh, with flights from Southampton and Aberdeen diverted to Teesside. Newcastle Airport apologised to passengers affected and said the runway was quickly reopened again.
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