What
happened to
this plane after take off is the
stuff of nightmares



Just imagine that you're sitting on a
plane after take off and you feel an odd shudder, have a casual look out of the window and see the tyre has burst.*
How's that for a perfect way to start your flight nightmare?*
Well, that's exactly
What happened to the passengers of Flybe flight 1274 from Amsterdam to Manchester.*
The
plane was forced to divert to Birmingham Airport, where it made an emergency landing. The airport was shut for half an hour due to the incident.*
Passenger Suhail Ahmed-Qadri posted pictures of the exploded tyre on Facebook:*
He
told the
BBC the cabin crew "couldn't believe it" when informed.
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