BREAKING: Ryanair give major update after plane halted on Manchester Airport tarmac

Firefighters were pictured on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on Thursday evening

Ryanair has issued an update after flights were dramatically halted and surrounded by fire crews at an airport yesterday.

Firefighters were seen on the tarmac at Manchester Airport on Thursday evening following an incident involving Ryanair flight RK558 Dublin to Manchester, which landed at Terminal 3 just after 6pm. The airport suspended operations while emergency crews worked at the scene.

An eyewitness reported that no flights landed or departed for around 30 minutes. It is believed that smoke was also seen coming from the plane, reports Manchester Evening News.

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