The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
New incident at a Canary Islands airport: a plane lands in front of another ready to take off
A camera from Lanzarote Webcam captures how a small plane landed in the opposite direction on the runway where an easyJet flight was waiting to depart for London
Two aircraft faced each other on the same active runway at Fuerteventura Airport, according to footage from the Lanzarote Webcam channel.
The incident involved an easyJet flight, EZY810DW, operated by an Airbus A319 with registration G-EZDV, preparing to take off from runway 01. A light aircraft landed on the same runway from the opposite direction, creating a head-on situation on the active strip.
The commercial aircraft paused at the head of the runway while the light aircraft completed its landing, then exited via taxiway and exit E8. No injuries or aircraft collisions are reported in the supplied material.
The event is described as a separate incident from another recent Canary Islands runway event, which occurred at César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport and prompted a formal safety investigation. The coverage highlights ongoing concerns about runway coordination and air traffic saturation at the Canary Islands airports.