Gatwick Airport delay chaos as passengers stranded on runway after plane stuck with hot brakes

THOUSANDS of airline passengers on flights to and from Gatwick Airport are suffering disruption after the runway was closed following a problem with a departing British Airways plane.

Airport fire service vehicles escorted the aircraft as it was moved off the runway, flight tracking website Flightradar24 said.

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