Travel chaos at Milan Bergamo airport after Ryanair plane tyres explode upon landing

Milan Bergamo airport - also known as Orio al Serio and serving the Italian city of Bergamo - endured a day of chaos on Tuesday, following an incident involving a Ryanair flight arriving from Barcelona El Prat. The plane was landing at 07.55 am local time when the four tyres of the rear undercarriage burst, leaving it stuck on the runway. The incident however did not affect the landing manoeuvre or cause any particular problems on board, airport authorities said. However, it damaged the runway, forcing urgent reparation works. A statement issued later during the day said operations at the airport were expected to resume at 06.00 pm local time. The airport's website showed all flights until midnight tonight (Tuesday 1 October) as either delayed, cancelled or diverted. Check your flight's status here. Some departing flights appeared to be delayed until 2pm local time, implying the airport was hoping to be operational by this time.<br/>