by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: August 6, 2025•21:02•2 minutes read
The plane made an emergency landing. Three people were injured. Terminal chaos continued | Credit: @sarcasm_scoop/x
The plane made an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport, UK on Tuesday, August 6th.
According to the sun Reportthe Beach King plane headed for Belfast, but detoured to Birmingham due to an emergency. The three injured people were treated at the scene, West Midlands Ambulance said. Another person suffered minor injuries.
“We were called to an incident involving a light aircraft at Birmingham Airport at 1:45pm,” the ambulance rescue team said. “A dangerous community response team (Hart) paramedics and three paramedics were sent to the scene.”
“The landing you will never forget”
Some X users have posted videos and photos. Robert L. Harrison (@einerdo13) posted him videoHe said he filmed it.
“On arrival, we found three patients on the aircraft. All were evaluated on the scene and then discharged from the hospital,” he added.
The Beach B200 involved in the incident is similar to the one involved in the crash of a fireball at London Southend Airport on July 13, Sun noted. Four passengers were killed on the plane.
“After the aircraft incident that occurred this afternoon, operations are expected to be suspended until at least 8pm,” the airport officials said in a statement on social media, where they urged all travelers to check with the airline for further information and instructions.
Flight 21 have been reused and dozens more have been cancelled
“We apologize for the inconvenience,” the airport statement added.
Nearly 100 flights are likely to be affected, some of which have a delay of up to five hours.
The incident forced 21 inbound flights to leave Birmingham Airport.
The UK news outlet said Ryanair and JET2 flights are as far away as Stansted and Manchester airports instead.
Several flights listed on the departure page of the airport website, including Paris Charles Degaard, Brussels and Belfast International, have been cancelled. Others said the delays are expected until around 7pm.
Airports will temporarily suspend operations
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been notified and the airport has been suspended as an investigation has been conducted, Taiyo said.
Birmingham Airport is the seventh largest airport in the UK and the third largest airport outside London.
In 2023, there were around 11.5 million passengers and around 130 direct routes offered by 30 airlines.
