A man has been injured by a plane while working at Gatwick Airport.

The man who had been working on the runway guiding planes, was hurt on Wednesday afternoon at the North terminal.  He was injured by a Russian-bound Rossiya Airlines aircraft. The South East Coast Ambulance Service said that a man was airlifted to hospital in London with an ankle and foot injury.  He has since been discharged.

The plane’s departure was delayed until yesterday.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating.