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'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.

Belfast City Airport has restarted flights this morning, after a ‘hard landing’ closed the runway on Sunday. The Emerald Airlines operated Aer Lingus regional flight had to be towed off the tarmac due to the emergency incident which caused flight disruption.