EasyJet passengers evacuate plane at major UK airport over incident

An easyJet flight departing from Manchester Airport for Lanzarote was forced to evacuate after an incident on the tarmac. The aircraft was preparing to take off from Terminal 1 when the incident occurred on Saturday morning (September 13), Manchester Evening News reports.

The outlet says it understands that the aircraft tug, a vehicle used to move planes on the ground, made contact with the front wheels of the plane, triggering an emergency service response. Photos shared on social media showed a number of on-site emergency services vehicles at the scene, with the response understood to be standard procedure.

No passengers are believed to have been hurt, as per MEN.

Manchester Airport confirmed that other flights were not disrupted as a result despite one gate being put out of action temporarily.

The flight, which had been due to depart at 7am, later took off safely.

easyJet has been approached for comment via email.

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