Terrified British holidaymakers have been evacuated from a plane which crashed off the runway moments after touching down in Lanzarote.
The Air Europa jet, with 74 people on board, went off the end of the landing strip and came to a halt close to the airport perimeter fence and down a small embankment, near a beach.
The Boeing 737 aircraft, chartered by Thomas Cook, had set off from Glasgow at 3am. It ended up at right angles to the runway. Arrecife Airport was closed for several hours as a result of the incident.
Local police confirmed no one had been hurt in the incident. Passengers were taken to their hotels to carry on their holiday.
A spokesman for Thomas Cook said: "We can confirm that an Air Europa flight (AEA196), which was charted by Thomas Cook, was involved in a runway incident at Lanzarote’s Arrecife Airport this morning.
"Thomas Cook staff were on hand at the airport to assist all passengers and can confirm that all guests are now en route to their holiday hotels. Thomas Cook has called on Air Europa and the airport authorities to provide a full explanation."
A spokesman for Air Europa said: "There was a problem on landing. All the passengers left the plane and are fine and are being taken to their hotels."
