A Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 aircraft suffered a technical issue with its landing gear on September 4 at London's Gatwick Airport, becoming stuck on the runway and prompting flights to be grounded for nearly an hour. The plane was eventually towed away after a 50-minute closure of the runway. According to the airport and airline spokesmen, no passengers or crew members were injured in the incident. Thousands of passengers faced travel disruption due to the issue, which is currently under investigation.
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On September 4, 2026, a Boeing 787 aircraft operated by Norse Atlantic Airways experienced a technical issue with its landing gear while attempting to take off from Gatwick Airport. The plane became stuck on the runway and was surrounded by several fire engines, forcing the closure of the airport's single usable runway for approximately 50 minutes. This disruption caused travel issues for thousands of passengers, who were advised to still arrive at the airport but check with their airlines online. The affected flight was a service to New York, which was supposed to depart just after 1pm. The incident highlights the potential impact on air travel when technical issues occur, particularly at airports like Gatwick that have limited runway capacity.
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Flights at Gatwick Airport were halted for nearly an hour after a plane became stuck on the runway following a technical issue.
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A Boeing 787 aircraft became stuck on the runway due to a problem with its landing gear and had to be towed away.
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The plane appeared to be surrounded by several fire engines and the runway was closed for around 50 minutes.
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The Daily Mail understands the affected flight was a Norse Atlantic Airways service to New York that was due to take off just after 1pm.
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Thousands of passengers faced travel disruption, as airport staff worked hard to resume flights as soon as possible.
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Gatwick has two runways but, due to their proximity, they can't be used at the same time.
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Passengers were advised to still travel to the airport and check online with their airlines.
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One person posted on X: 'Scenes at Gatwick, Norse plane rejected takeoff (apparently stuck nose gear), stuck on runway with about 20 ground vehicles surrounding it.
'Loads of aircraft holding, could be tonnes of diversions!'
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The plane appeared to be surrounded by several fire engines and the runway was closed for around 50 minutes
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Another passenger travelling from the Isle of Man added: 'I'm stuck on a plane returning from the IOM to Gatwick after jawbone surgery yesterday.. exhausted.
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The plane has diverted to Luton…I'd rather get out and catch a train back to London!'
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A London Gatwick spokesman said: 'The runway was closed for 50 minutes this afternoon (Friday 4 September) due to a technical issue with a departing aircraft.
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The aircraft was towed from the runway, which reopened shortly afterwards following a full safety inspection.
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A Norse Atlantic spokesman said: 'Norse Atlantic confirms that one of its aircraft rejected take-off at London Gatwick Airport on 4 September 2026 following an indication of a potential technical issue.
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The aircraft stopped safely and was subsequently towed from the runway.
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The incident is under investigation and we are cooperating with the relevant parties.
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No passengers or crew members were injured.'
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It is the latest issue to affect Gatwick after passengers were left without running water in July.
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Flyers were unable to flush toilets, wash their hands or refill water bottles for hours due to the outage.
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