The plane has blocked the runway when the crew has decided, for safety reasons, to abort the takeoff because apparently the brakes have been blocked
The operations in Tenerife South airport have been resumed around 6:00 p.m. this Saturday after a Ryanair plane has blocked a runway by aborting its takeoff around 12:45 p.m.
As Aena sources have indicated to Europa Press, from the beginning the operators worked to be able to tow the aircraft and remove it from the runway.
In this sense, the block for several hours has caused the delay in the departure of flights and the diversion of those that were to arrive to other airports in the Canary Islands, mainly Tenerife North and Gran Canaria.
In this regard, air traffic controllers have indicated on their social networks that despite the fact that the runway is already free and operational take a while to get back to normal as diverted planes have to return to the airport.
As for the causes for which the incident occurred, although the details have not been disclosed, the crew decided to abort the takeoff for safety reasons.
Apparently, according to the controllers, by requiring the brakes to abort the takeoff, they would have reached a high temperature that caused them to lock and leave the plane immobilized in the middle of the runway.
Finally, Eurocontrol opted not to authorize takeoffs to Tenerife South Airport until the problem could be solved.
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