British PM Tony Blair in plane scare
(CNN) -- A Boeing 747 carrying British Prime Minister Tony Blair overshot a runway while landing Tuesday at Miami International Airport, an airport spokesman said. Click Me to A1!
"Nobody was injured and there was no damage" to the plane, Marc Henderson told CNN.
British Airways Flight 209 was carrying 343 passengers when it overran the runway by a short distance just after 6 p.m. ET, he confirmed.
The plane "did not go into the grass" Henderson said.
However, the aircraft "ran over a couple of lights" that were built into the runway. He did not know if the lights were damaged.
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British Airways spokesman John Lampl said that a portion of the runway was under construction, making it difficult for the pilot to see clearly where he was on the runway.
The plane was pushed back onto Runway 12-30, which is 9,354 feet long.
From there it taxied under its own power to its assigned gate, Henderson said.
Passengers disembarked normally.
The Miami Herald reported that Blair and his family were on their way to Miami for a vacation.
The prime minister's office would not discuss Blair's travel plans.
British Airways spokesman John Lampl said that a portion of the runway was under construction, making it difficult for the pilot to see clearly where he was on the runway.
Anchor 1 The plane was pushed back onto Runway 12-30, which is 9,354 feet long.
From there it taxied under its own power to its assigned gate, Henderson said.
Passengers disembarked normally.
The Miami Herald reported that Blair and his family were on their way to Miami for a vacation.
The prime minister's office would not discuss Blair's travel plans.
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