B-747 off the runway in MIA..?

[CSY Mon]

Heard it was a BA with Tony Blair onboard.

Any details from folks on the scene...?

 

[A1FlyBoy]

Plane Carrying Tony Blair Overshoots Miami Runway

(CBS) MIAMI British Prime Minister Tony Blair was confirmed to be aboard the British Airways flight that overshot the runway at Miami International Airport Tuesday evening.

Flight 209, carrying 343 passengers and crew onboard luckily had no injuries. The plane did not sustain any damage, but some runway lights were broken by the plane. The plane was making an arrival from London’s Heathrow Airport, with Blair traveling in first class.

No word yet on what caused it to slightly run off the landing area and onto the grass.

The plane, with passengers inside, is being towed to the terminal.

CBS sources would not comment further as to why Blair was traveling on the plane.

 

[sgu]

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/16323533.htm

Jet carrying Tony Blair slides off runway at MIA

By EVAN S. BENN

[email protected]

A British Airways flight with 343 passengers and crew members -- including British Prime Minister Tony Blair -- overshot a runway at Miami International Airport tonight, airport officials said.
No one was injured when the Boeing 747-400 jet arriving from London slid off the runway after landing about 6:15 p.m., airport spokesman Marc Henderson said.
Flight No. 209 had taken off from Heathrow Airport about 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, according to the aviation website FBOweb.com.
Blair was aboard the plane with his immediate family, the U.S. Secret Service confirmed. The Blairs, flying first class, were coming for a vacation in the Miami area, agency spokesman Darrin Blackford said.
The Secret Service did not have any agents on the plane, but the agency is providing protection for the British government leader and his family during their South Florida visit.
The plane, which was not damaged, will soon return to a terminal and passengers will be allowed to deplane, Henderson said.
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[PeanuckleCRJ]

Can you imagine the carpet dance to go along with running off a runway with the PM aboard? Woo doggy...

 

[BOHICAgain]

Must have been a low time guy right??

There is no other explanation

 

[CSY Mon]

Must have been a low time guy right??

There is no other explanation

Well, it could have been a female or some other minority.

 

[viper548]

Maybe it's that JAA ATP

 

[Big Beer Belly]

Can you imagine the carpet dance to go along with running off a runway with the PM aboard? Woo doggy...

I'll betcha one of those "over 60" geezers landed about 8000' down with the power on trying for a smooth touchdown. :smash:

Nice landing gramps!

BBB

 

[capt. megadeth]

I'll betcha one of those "over 60" geezers landed about 8000' down with the power on trying for a smooth touchdown. :smash:

Nice landing gramps!

BBB

LOL!

Well, at least we got em all covered in one page!

 

[Diesel-9]

Probably saw an F/O out of the corner of his eye in a leather jacket doing a walk around, became disoriented, subconsciously released the brakes as he realized the profession was being dumbed down even more.