Sevilla Airport was forced to close its runway on Thursday evening following the emergency landing of a Ryanair plane.
Emergency teams raced to San Pablo Airport when the aircraft reported a landing gear failure shortly before 5pm.
The passenger jet carrying around 187 people was forced to circle the city before attempting an emergency landing.
All activity at San Pablo Airport was suspended for around two hours, meaning no flights could take off or land.
The travel hub resumed its operations by around 7pm, after diverting multiple flights to Malaga and Jerez.
Passenger Rafa Villegas wrote on X: ‘I’ve had my first emergency landing.
‘We departed from Sevilla to Marrakech, during takeoff the landing gear made a noise and, after an hour flying at low altitude, landing in Seville. Thank God, everything’s fine.’
The 112 hotline said it received an alert at around 4.50pm, warning that a commercial flight was unable to land because its landing gear was damaged.
The crew was forced to remain airborne while assessing options and burning fuel to reduce weight before making an attempt to touch down.
A major response operation was activated, while Sevilla city firefighters, provincial fire crews, Policia Nacional and paramedics were stationed around the runway as a precaution.
The aircraft continued to circle until controllers and the crew identified a safe way to bring it down.
Air Traffic Control later confirmed that no injuries or damage were reported. Around 180 passengers were on board and all were able to exit the aircraft safely following the emergency landing.
Airport operator Aena said in a post on X: ‘The Sevilla Airport has an inoperative runway due to the blockage by an aircraft.
‘If you’re flying, check with your airline.’
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