Medics rush to Ben Gurion airport as plane with missing tire prepares to land

Emergency services have rushed to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, as a plane prepared for an emergency landing with damaged landing gear. The plane later landed safely.

More than 100 ambulances were scrambled to the scene on Monday afternoon, as the airport announced its highest emergency level.

The plane circled over the airport to shed fuel. It later landed safely, with no injuries reported. 

The Electra Airways Boeing 737-400 series aircraft departed Cologne in Germany at 11am local time on Monday. Shortly after takeoff, ground crews in Cologne discovered debris from a blown out tire left behind on the tarmac.

Military jets sent to inspect the damaged plane reported one of its back left tires destroyed. 

Electra Airways is a small Bulgarian airline that operates just three jets; the ill-fated 737 and two Airbus A320-200 series aircraft.

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