Drama at Birmingham Airport after plane veers off runway and slides onto grass embankment

This is the dramatic scene at Birmingham Airport after a landing plane veered off the runway and slid onto a grass verge.

Panicked passengers were lucky to escape after the Airbus A320 went out of control and ended up on off the tarmac.

It was quickly surrounded by emergency fire and rescue vehicles, the Birmingham Mail reports.

Officials at the airport said the plane, which had just arrived from Paderborn in Germany shortly after 2pm on Sunday, was taxiing when it for unknown reasons turned off the runway.

A spokeswoman for Birmingham Airport said the airport’s rescue services rushed to the scene but there were no reports of any injuries.

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She said the incident had not caused any delays for passengers on other flights.

The spokeswoman for Birmingham Airport said, “Birmingham Airport can confirm that an A320 aircraft belonging to charter company, Small Planet, has manoeuvred off the taxiway into grass after landing from Paderborn at 13.20pm today.

“Passengers have safely disembarked and have been bussed to the terminal.

"There are no reports of injuries. The aircraft is currently positioned on a grass area adjacent to the taxiway.

"The Airport’s rescue service is in attendance and the runway remains open.”