Aircraft Tire Burst Closes Gatwick Airport Runway

Gatwick Airport closed its main runway twice after an aeroplane burst a tyre during take off.

The runway was shut between 13:15 and 13:45 BST while it was checked for debris from the Air Canada plane.

It was closed again at 14:12 to allow the plane to come back in to land, the airport said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-40633864

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