Thousands stranded after emergency landing closes Birmingham airport runway

At least 25 departures cancelled while incoming flights diverted to Manchester and East Midlands airports

Thousands of holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights at Birmingham airport were grounded on Wednesday when a small aircraft made an emergency landing.

Three people from the aircraft were treated at the scene, one of whom suffered minor injuries in the incident, which occurred at about 1.40pm, West Midlands police said.