Runway closed and several flights redirected on Sunday after aircraft suffered a collapsed nose wheel on landing

Belfast City Airport’s runway is “operating at normal” after it was forced to close following an emergency incident. A plane’s nose wheel collapsed as it landed in the airport amid adverse weather conditions on Sunday afternoon.

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.

Belfast City Airport has reopened to flights on Monday, a day after its runway closed when a plane was damaged in a "hard landing", but some delays are expected. The Aer Lingus aircraft had to be recovered from the runway after the emergency incident which began at about 16:00 GMT on Sunday.

Belfast City Airport has reopened following an incident yesterday when a flight made a hard landing due to adverse weather conditions

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.

It had flown from Edinburgh to Belfast with four crew but no passengers on board. The crew were assessed at the scene by the emergency services as a precaution, but there were no reported injuries. Almost 40 flights in and out of Belfast City Airport were disrupted as a result of the emergency - some were cancelled and the rest were diverted to other airports.

A flight suffered a hard landing while arriving in Belfast City Airport on Sunday afternoon because of adverse weather conditions, an airline has said. The Aer Lingus regional flight, operated by Emerald Airlines, landed at around 4pm on Sunday after flying from Edinburgh. There were four crew on board and no passengers.

An Aer Lingus flight was involved in an incident as it landed at Belfast City Airport this afternoon, with the runway now closed and passengers urged to check with their airline

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.