Ryanair passengers in terror flight as wheels explode on UK to Italy trip

Ryanair passengers described chaotic scenes after "all four" of their plane's tyres burst as it landed.

Dramatic pictures show the passenger plane with its tyres missing and metal wheels ground down after apparently scraping along the runway at Bergamo's Orio al Serio airport, near Milan, which was also reportedly damaged.

Arrivals and departures are suspended at the airport as a result of the incident. Onlookers who had been on another flight have claimed their pilot told them the episode happened due to a "bad landing", though this has not been confirmed by the airline or airport.

But Ryanair did tell the press a plane experienced "a tyre issue" this afternoon at the Italian airport. It happened as Flight FR846 arrived from Barcelona, but no one was hurt.

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However, Alice Longhurst, a marketing consultant from London, who'd prepared to leave the hub earlier, said: "You could smell the burning rubber in the plane. That was quite scary. We were ready to go and there were flames which was scary. I was shocked. I never experienced anything like this before."

The 35-year-old woman is now currently waiting at the airport and said she was told to expect delays of at least six hours. Airport authorities have reportedly said that no flights will be operating until at least 5pm local time.

A spokesperson for the airport, which handles more than 13 million passengers every year, said: "SACBO [the company that manages the airport] advises that due to an aircraft grounded on the runway due to technical problems, operations are suspended. Departing flights are delayed and arriving flights may be diverted or cancelled until reopened."

A Ryanair spokesperson told Mail Online: "Flight FR846 from Barcelona to Milan Bergamo (1 Oct) experienced a tyre issue upon landing at Milan Bergamo Airport. Passengers disembarked normally, and the aircraft was inspected by engineers, who are currently servicing the aircraft so that it can return to service."