Berlin Schönefeld Reopens After Runway Cleared

Berlin's Schönefeld Airport reopened on Thursday afternoon after a light aircraft suffered technical problems and blocked the runway.

The two people onboard the light plane were uninjured the airport said, but the aircraft blocked the runway and had to be towed.

Flights were diverted to Berlin Tegel and Leipzig airports during the incident.

Schönefeld later said on Twitter that “The runway at SXF is free, flight operations will resume immediately. Further delays are possible.”