Flights were halted at 10:25 a.m. for safety reasons, Budapest Airport noted, according to state news wire MTI.
An Ethiopian Cargo Boeing 777F aircraft slid on a taxiway this morning while taxiing to its parking stand, with the plane’s nose landing gear leaving the paved surface, aviation news site Airportal.hu writes.
The crew requested a tow following the incident. Airport operations are expected to be suspended, with no arrivals or departures, until about 2 p.m. local time, the news portal adds.
Budapest Airport said that it would continue to provide updates as the situation developed.
According to multiple reports, winter weather conditions also caused significant disruptions at airports in nearby Bratislava and Vienna this morning, affecting flight operations across the region.
Ferenc Liszt International Airport reopened at 1 p.m. today, with both runways now available for air traffic, albeit delays are expected. Read more here.
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