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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Cillian Sherlock

Belfast City Airport reopens after landing emergency

Belfast City Airport is resuming normal operations (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Archive)

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.

There were four crew on board and no passengers when the hard landing occurred.

The incident triggered emergency procedures at Belfast City Airport and forced the runway to close for the rest of the day.

Several flights were redirected.

Emerald Airlines, which was operating the flight, said the incident was a result of adverse weather conditions that has been disrupting travel across the UK.

On Monday morning, Belfast City Airport said normal operations were resuming.

In a statement, it said: “The runway at Belfast City Airport has now reopened and normal operations will resume today.

“Passengers impacted by yesterday’s runway closure or those due to travel today should check the status of their flight with the airline before making their way to the airport.”

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