Oil leak closes Heraklion airport for an hour

Koutitispandoras — Heraklion airport remained closed for an hour on Monday evening following an  oil leaked on take off from the hydraulic system  of a Boeing 737 scheduled for Brussels.

Take off was aborted, with passengers taken back to the terminal  and the runway closed until the oil was cleaned.

A flight from Lisbon to Heraklion was diverted to  Chania Airport.