UK: Cargo aircraft incident disrupts Belfast flights

Operations at Belfast International Airport were disrupted Oct. 4 after a TNT Airways-branded Boeing 737-400 freighter was involved in a landing gear incident, blocking both of the airport’s runways. According to Flightradar24, the 24-year old aircraft is operated by ASL Airlines Belgium and was flying in TNT colors at the time of the incident. After operating a previous sector from Liege in Belgium to East Midlands, OE-IAG departed for Belfast at 0520 and landed at 0556. A Belfast International spokeswoman said the aircraft had issues with its undercarriage and came to a halt at the intersection of the two runways, which are laid out in a t-shape. Nobody was injured in the incident. The disabled aircraft halted all arrivals and departures from the airport. Flights resumed about 90 minutes later, using just one departing runway with a restricted length of 1,900m, with the stranded aircraft still in place at the runway junction.<br/>