Virgin flight in emergency Brisbane landing

BRISBANE - A Virgin Blue flight has made an emergency landing at Brisbane Airport after one of its tyres burst.

Flight DJ523 from Sydney to Coolangatta made an unscheduled precautionary landing at Brisbane about 2.30pm AEST, a Virgin Blue spokeswoman said.

After landing without incident, crews found one of the tyres on the main landing gear had burst, and replaced the tyre.

The plane then taxied to the bay, where 109 passengers on board disembarked and were put on buses to the Gold Coast.

- AAP