Eight people suffered minor injuries during an aborted take-off at London Stansted Airport, causing flights to be suspended for around three hours.

The crew on the Laudamotion flight to Vienna suspected engine problems on the runway shortly after 8:00 pm on Friday.

Passengers reported a bang rocking the cabin.

Thomas Steer said there was a "big bang on the side of the aircraft which skidded to a stop".

The estate agent, 24, from Essex, eastern England, said: "It was scary. And then the staff shouting 'evacuate evacuate'.

"My friend opened the emergency exit and we slid down the slides, a few old people fell over and the fire brigade treated them.

"No-one was seriously injured, just minor things."

An airport spokesman said it had received reports that eight people suffered minor injuries in the incident.

Laudamotion tweeted that the crew "decided to abort the take-off due to engine issues and to disembark the passengers on the runway as a precautionary measure."

Stansted is Britain's fourth-busiest airport.

The airport tweeted around 11:00 pm that the runway had re-opened and was fully operational again.

Eight people suffered minor injuries during an aborted take-off at London Stansted Airport, causing flights to be suspended for around three hours. The crew on the Laudamotion flight to Vienna suspected engine problems on the runway shortly after 8:00 pm on Friday.

Eight people suffered minor injuries during an aborted take-off at London Stansted Airport, causing flights to be suspended for around three hours. The crew on the Laudamotion flight to Vienna suspected engine problems on the runway shortly after 8:00 pm on Friday. Passengers reported a bang rocking the cabin. Thomas Steer said there was a "big bang on the side of the aircraft which skidded to a stop". The estate agent, 24, from Essex, eastern England, said: "It was scary. And then the staff shouting 'evacuate evacuate'. "My friend opened the emergency exit and we slid down the slides, a few old people fell over and the fire brigade treated them. "No-one was seriously injured, just minor things." An airport spokesman said it had received reports that eight people suffered minor injuries in the incident. Laudamotion tweeted that the crew "decided to abort the take-off due to engine issues and to disembark the passengers on the runway as a precautionary measure." Stansted is Britain's fourth-busiest airport. The airport tweeted around 11:00 pm that the runway had re-opened and was fully operational again.

Eight hurt in aborted take-off at London airport

London's Stansted airport delayed, diverted and cancelled some flights on Sunday (May 27) after a lightning strike on an aircraft fuelling system during storms that unleashed more than 64,000 thunderbolts.

British skies were lit up by the electric storms overnight and there were reports of flooding and homes left without power after torrential rain.

Stansted is&nbspLondon's third-busiest airport and is a key hub for the discount airline Ryanair, which said that its customers could get a full refund.

The fuelling system was repaired on Sunday morning, but passengers were warned to check before travelling and passengers stuck on planes complained on Twitter that they were not given proper explanations for the delays.

British skies were lit up by the electric storms overnight and there were reports of flooding and homes left without power after torrential rain

London's Stansted airport delayed, diverted and cancelled some flights on Sunday (May 27) after a lightning strike on an aircraft fuelling system during storms that unleashed more than 64,000 thunderbolts. British skies were lit up by the electric storms overnight and there were reports of flooding and homes left without power after torrential rain. Stansted is&nbspLondon's third-busiest airport and is a key hub for the discount airline Ryanair, which said that its customers could get a full refund. The fuelling system was repaired on Sunday morning, but passengers were warned to check before travelling and passengers stuck on planes complained on Twitter that they were not given proper explanations for the delays.

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Eight hurt in aborted take-off at London airport

London's Stansted airport has flights disrupted by lightning strike