Gatwick Airport live: All flights grounded as emergency crews surround Norse plane

Gatwick Airport live: All flights grounded as emergency crews surround Norse plane All flights have been grounded at London Gatwick Airport this afternoon - flight tracking data showed emergency vehicles surrounding a Norse Airways plane on the runway Flights have been grounded at London Gatwick Airport this afternoon. Flight tracking data showed emergency vehicles surrounding a Norse Airways plane on the tarmac. Incoming flights are being diverted to other airports. Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0701, bound for New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), was forced to reject its takeoff roll on runway 26L, it is understood. The airport confirmed its runway was closed due to a "technical issue" with a departing plane. Teams are working to resume operations as soon as possible, it added. Key Events Flight tracking data shows the scale of the diversions from the blocked runway. With the events unfolding on Gatwick’s only runway, flights have been forced to divert, with numerous incoming EasyJet planes sent to other airports including Luton and Stansted. Gatwick Airport has confirmed its runway is closed due to a "technical issue" with a departing plane. An airport spokesperson told The Mirror: “Due to a technical issue with a departing aircraft, our runway is currently closed. "Our teams are working to move the aircraft and resume operations as quickly as possible. As always, safety and security is our number one priority." The widebody Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was met by numerous emergency response vehicles which had rushed to the far end of the runway following the incident. Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0701 was bound for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) when it was forced to abandon its takeoff roll on runway 26L. Operations at London Gatwick Airport have come to a sudden halt with the airport’s main runway temporarily closed following an aborted takeoff involving a transatlantic passenger jet. All fights have been grounded at Gatwick, the airport today the Mirror this afternoon.