Plane in 4-tyre blow out at Paphos airport

A GERMAN LTU flight carrying 187 passengers and crew from Dusseldorf to Paphos yesterday suffered a four-tyre blow out upon landing on the runway of Paphos Airport.

The incident occurred at 6.30pm, with airport officials taking two-and-a-half hours to clear all the debris from the runway.

No injuries were reported and all passengers were safely taken off the plane.

Paphos Airport Civil Aviation Services Manager, Androula Christodoulou said the problem forced the authorities to close the airport, affecting a total of five flights scheduled for last night. Some were diverted to Larnaca Airport.

“We couldn’t fix the plane and we are waiting for spare parts from Germany,” she said, adding however that she could not speculate as to the time required to reopen the airport because of the problem’s “technical nature.”

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