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Plane blown off runway, two hurt
An investigation is underway after four people were injured when an aircraft was blown off the runway at Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.
The flight BE6821, operated by Loganair on behalf of Flybe, was due to take off for Glasgow at about 8.30am on Friday but it is believed to have been caught in strong crosswinds.
Photos on the BBC website showed the aircraft lying on a grass verge at the edge of the runway, its nose flat to the ground.
Two men were taken to hospital and two women received minor injuries but did not require medical attention.
There were 25 passengers and three crew members on board the aircraft, said the BBC.
In a statement, the airport operators said: "An outbound aircraft Saab 340 aircraft operated by Loganair veered off the runway at Stornoway Airport at 8.33 this morning.
"Efforts to remove the aircraft from the runway are ongoing and investigations into the cause of the incident are under way.
"It is it our intention to resume normal operations as soon as the aircraft is safely removed from the runway. There are no scheduled arrivals or departures at Stornoway until later this afternoon."
A Loganair spokesman added: "All passengers and crew were safely evacuated and returned to the airport’s terminal. Two passengers sustained what we understand are minor injuries and have gone to the local hospital.
"A full investigation is now under way to ascertain the cause of the incident and the Air Accident Investigation Branch has been notified."
Scottish regional carrier Loganair has been operating under a Flybe franchise since 2008 when a similar arrangement with British Airways came to a close.
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