{"id":602022,"date":"2026-05-24T21:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/602022\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:58:13","slug":"flights-diverted-at-liverpool-john-lennon-airport-after-light-aircraft-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/602022\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights diverted at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after light aircraft incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>easyJet and Ryanair flights were forced to land in Manchester<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liverpool John Lennon Airport \" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Liverpool-John-Lennon-Airport-Photo-by-Colin-Lane.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Liverpool John Lennon Airport\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Liverpool John Lennon Airport(Image: Colin Lane\/Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Flights were diverted at Liverpool John Lennon Airport this afternoon after a light aircraft suffered from a flat tyre on the runway. easyJet and Ryanair planes were prevented from landing until the problem was resolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incoming easyJet Isle of Man and Ryanair Wroclaw, Poland, flights were both redirected until the the light aircraft was removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An LJLA spokesman confirmed the light aircraft &#8220;landed ok but then had a flat tyre on runway preventing other aircraft from landing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Passengers who already bordered their flights had to endure a brief wait on the runway while the issue was resolved. 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