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British Airways flight 2157 landed safely at VC Bird International (ANU) at 1:50pm Sunday despite concern that something was amiss with the landing gear.<\/p>

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The flight, from London Gatwick,\u00a0 was on its descent to Antigua when the pilot\u00a0 noticed an indication that there was a problem with the nosegear tires.<\/p>\n

Local authorities were contacted and a standby crew of police and an ambulance were on the runway waiting in the event of an emergency.<\/p>

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The plane landed without issue, however, and all passengers disembarked safely.<\/p>

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British Airways flight 2157 landed safely at VC Bird International (ANU) at 1:50pm Sunday despite concern that something was amiss with the landing gear. The flight, from London Gatwick,\u00a0 was on its descent to Antigua when the pilot\u00a0 noticed an indication that there was a problem with the nosegear tires. 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