Belfast City Airport's runway remains closed to all flights after an Aer Lingus plane suffered an emergency incident while landing during strong winds. It appears its nose wheel collapsed when it landed at about 16:00 GMT, with pictures showing its nose resting on the runway tarmac.

An Aer Lingus Regional positioning flight's nose gear collapsed during a hard landing at Belfast City Airport amid stormy weather. The incident, involving only four crew members, prompted emergency responses and resulted in the airport's temporary closure.

A plane’s nose wheel collapsed as it landed at Belfast City Airport because of poor weather. There were four crew and no passengers on board when the hard landing occurred on Sunday afternoon. It triggered emergency procedures at the airport and has forced the runway to close for the rest of the day.

The images taken by Michail Savekin show sparks coming from the undercarriage as the plane hurtled down the runway

Belfast City Airport has been closed after an Aer Lingus plane experienced an emergency incident while landing during strong winds.

The runway at Belfast City Airport is set to remain closed for the rest of today following in incident involving an Aer Lingus aircraft. Emergency services were scrambled to the scene shortly after 4pm with other flights diverted to Belfast International Airport.

A number of incoming flights have been diverted after an aircraft suffered a nose wheel collapse at Belfast City Airport on Sunday.

Belfast City Airport's runway is closed after a plane suffered an emergency incident during a landing on Sunday afternoon. Pictures online appear to show an Aer Lingus flight with a collapsed nose wheel sitting on the runway.