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Old 8th Aug 2004, 12:14
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Amazing how the media differ.
On Friday afternoon Ulster TV report that a light aircraft crashed on the runway at Belfast City Airport.
Over on BBC the report states that an aircraft with undercarriage problems made a safe landing at Belfast City Airport.
On Friday an American registered Cessna 210 inbound from Paris made a wheels up landing on the runway at BHD.
Causal factors will no doubt be identified by the AAIB who must have given permission for the aircraft to be lifted off the runway and taken away on a lorry.
This was the reason that three aircraft (two FlyBe and one Bma) diverted to BFS and another FlyBe spent time in the hold.
Credit must be given to the recovery team for a speedy removal of a disabled aircraft but it would be interesting to know who briefed the BBC with such misinformation?
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