British passengers have described chaotic scenes after ‘all four’ of a Ryanair plane’s tyres burst as it landed in Italy.
Arriving and departing flights have been suspended at Bergamo’s Orio al Serio airport, near Milan, following the incident.
Onlookers have claimed that another pilot said it happened due to a ‘bad landing’, with the runway as well as the tyres reportedly damaged.
Alice Longhurst, a marketing consultant from London, said: ‘You could smell the burning rubber in the plane. That was quite scary.
‘We were ready to go and there were flames which was scary. I was shocked. I never experienced anything like this before.
‘They told us to wait for a couple of hours and then they took us off the plane.’
Ryanair flight FR846 which arrived from Barcelona El Prat, on the runway of Orio al Serio airport, in Bergamo, Italy
Dramatic pictures show one one of the burst tyres on the Ryanair plane
Passengers wait for their flights at Orio al Serio airport after the Milan-Bergamo airport was closed due to the incident
The 35-year-old is now currently waiting at Bergamo airport and said she was told to expect delays of at least six hours.
Airport authorities have reportedly said that no flights will be operating until at least 5pm local time.
A spokesperson from Ryanair said: ‘Flight FR846 from Barcelona to Milan Bergamo (1 Oct) experienced a tyre issue upon landing at Milan Bergamo Airport.
‘Passengers disembarked normally, and the aircraft was inspected by engineers, who are currently servicing the aircraft so that it can return to service.’
