In the 1970s, I was on a plane that blew 4 tires upon landing. The airline put us on a different plane for the next leg of the flight. The second plane blew one tire at the next stop. This time, the airline changed out the tire and continued to the third destination. One of the stewardesses said that she had never experienced anything like that before.
I don’t recall that five blown tires on a three leg flight from Michigan to San Francisco made the news, though.
It was American Airlines, if anyone is interested.
In the 1980s, I was waiting for my connecting flight at LAX, and noticed the terminal getting quite crowded.
A Brazilian 747 blew 8 tires (out of 18, iirc), blocking one or more gates, in particular, a Paris via Newark bound 747. The CSR announced the situation, and said people could board, but they didn’t know when they’d be able to depart.
Most, if not all, took the chance, and there was breathing room in the terminal again.
A short time later, they were on their way.