United plane blows out tires on landing in Newark
Passengers arriving on a United Airlines jet had a few hairy moments after several tires burst on landing at Newark Liberty Airport.
In the second incident of the day on inbound flights from Germany, the touchdown caused mild panic as several tires burst on impact.
"We landed and it was like crazy. I almost went flying out of my seat. As soon as we landed, the tires popped and I knew the tires were flat — and it was just mayhem. Just wanted to get off the flight after 12 hours of flying," passenger Brianna Oakland told news station WCBS 880.
Up until that point the flight from Frankfurt had been uneventful.
To compound matters, the incident seemingly disrupted the offloading of baggage and some passengers had to wait several hours to reclaim their belongings.
In a separate incident, Flight 31 from Munich also bound for Newark was forced to land in London due to a several passengers complaining of feeling ‘light headed.’
Paramedics boarded the plane in protective gear but all passengers were later released after being checked.
However it was then too late to continue to Newark and all were accommodated in hotels overnight.
TravelMole Editorial Team
Editor for TravelMole North America and Asia pacific regions. Ray is a highly experienced (15+ years) skilled journalist and editor predominantly in travel, hospitality and lifestyle working with a huge number of major market-leading brands. He has also cover in-depth news, interviews and features in general business, finance, tech and geopolitical issues for a select few major news outlets and publishers.
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
Qatar Airways offers reduced timetable to over 60 destinations
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Marginal increase for New York City tourism in 2025
Hands In, UATP join forces for airline multi-card payments