A British Airways jet carrying British Prime Minister Tony Blair overshot a runway at the Miami International Airport on December 26, but the plane was not damaged and no injuries were reported, officials said.

British Airways flight 209, carrying 343 passengers from London's Heathrow Airport, ran over a couple of airfield lights after landing around 6:30 p.m. (2330 GMT), but did not leave the pavement and returned to the gate under its own power, airport spokesman Marc Henderson said. It was not immediately clear why the Boeing 747 overshot the runway, he said.

Blair was aboard the plane, but no additional information about his trip was available, U.S. Secret Service spokeswoman Kim Bruce said.

In London, a Downing Street official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about Blair's travel plans, said the prime minister and his family were not hurt in the mishap.

He did not say where the Blair family was going, but Blair and his family have taken vacation in Bermuda before.

No injuries were reported among the passengers on board.

Blair receives Secret Service protection whenever he lands in the US, Bruce said.