Passengers' terror as British Airways jet slides off runway in Denmark in snowy conditions
- The aircraft, an A319 with 67 passengers on board, overshot Billund runway
- One passenger, Stephen Hughes, posted images of the plane on Twitter
- BA said in a statement that the plane had suffered a technical issue
Dramatic pictures have emerged of a British Airways passenger jet that slid off a runway in snowy conditions.
The aircraft, an A319 with 67 passengers on board, which took off from Heathrow Airport this morning, overshot the tarmac at Billund in Denmark.
One passenger on board, Stephen Hughes, posted pictures of the stricken aircraft to Twitter.
![A passenger on board a British Airways jet that slid off a runway in Denmark tweeted a picture of the stricken jet (above) with the caption 'the guy in the jacket is like "how are we going to get this plane out this ditch?!"'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207134641/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/12/3CEC0A7D00000578-0-image-m-3_1486471276766.jpg)
A passenger on board a British Airways jet that slid off a runway in Denmark tweeted a picture of the stricken jet (above) with the caption 'the guy in the jacket is like "how are we going to get this plane out this ditch?!"'
One image was accompanied by the caption: 'The guy in the jacket is like "how are we going to get this plane out this ditch?!"'
The IT engineer from Glasgow told MailOnline Travel that no one was hurt.
BA said: ‘The aircraft landed safely, and customers disembarked using steps after a technical issue on the taxiway.
‘The safety and security of our customers and crew are always our top priority.’
The plane, flight BA804, landed at Billund at around 10am this morning.
![BA said: ‘The aircraft landed safely, and customers disembarked using steps after a technical issue on the taxiway'](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207134641/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/12/3CEC0A8200000578-4199646-BA_said_The_aircraft_landed_safely_and_customers_disembarked_usi-a-14_1486471449137.jpg)
BA said: ‘The aircraft landed safely, and customers disembarked using steps after a technical issue on the taxiway'
![The aircraft, an A319 with 67 passengers on board, which took off from Heathrow Airport this morning, overshot the runway at Billund](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207134641/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/12/3CEC0A8200000578-4199646-One_passenger_on_board_Stephen_Hughes_posted_pictures_of_the_str-m-17_1486471704696.jpg)
The aircraft, an A319 with 67 passengers on board, which took off from Heathrow Airport this morning, overshot the runway at Billund
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