Investigation into airport emergency ongoing

Guernsey Airport was closed for about two hours while the emergency incident was dealt with

Guernsey Airport bosses are "keen to get to the bottom" of what caused a landing plane to leave the runway.

Ross Coppolo, chief operating officer at Guernsey Ports, said an investigation was ongoing after the emergency involving an Aurigny flight from Gatwick on Tuesday.

He said the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is heading over to Guernsey following the incident.

No injuries were reported among the 67 people on board.

The airport said the flight, which landed at 18:43 BST, came to a stop in the runway's "end safety area" and led to its closure for about two hours.

Mr Coppolo said he was very proud of the "exceptional" response from the team at the airport.

He added the investigation into the incident was in its early stages but hoped to have a clearer picture in the coming days.

Mr Coppolo said: "It's not something that happens very often and is something we're keen to get to the bottom of what has happened."

'Lessons' from incident

He also said based on Tuesday's incident, passengers should be assured there were robust procedures in place for emergencies.

"I'm exceptionally proud of our teams, they performed exceptionally well," he said.

"But with any event like this, there's always lessons that can be learnt and always improvements that can be made."