Aircraft fault on approach to Luton results in large mobilisation of emergency services
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Just after 8pm, firefighters attended an incident involving an A321 passenger plane with LLA fire service.
A spokesperson for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue said: "Bedfordshire Fire Control @Beds_FireCtrl 1h At 20:09 we received a call from Luton Airport mobilising us to a 'full emergency'.
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Hide Ad"This is where an aircraft has experienced some kind of fault on approach and attracts a very large emergency service presence, as a precaution. Happy to report that the plane landed safely.
"This was an Airbus, with hydraulic failure. The Airbus landed safely and was escorted to a hard standing, checks were completed by the Airport’s Fire Service.
"BFRS sent 2 appliances from Luton, 2 from Dunstable, 1 from Stopsley, 1 water unit from Toddington, a Hasmat Unit, a Rescue Unit from Kempston, Incident Command Unit from Leighton Buzzard and 3 officers.
"This is a normal turn out from us to an incident at Luton Airport."