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.
Following an incident on 22 December, the runway at Belfast City Airport has reopened & is operating as normal. Passengers impacted by yesterday's closure or those due to travel today should check the status of their flight with the airline.
— Belfast City Airport (@BELFASTCITY_AIR) December 23, 2024
Several flights were redirected.
Five aircraft were diverted to Dublin on Sunday evening. The airport said some of their airfield operations team travelled to Belfast with recovery equipment to provide support.
Dublin Airport was happy to accommodate 5 diverted aircraft from Belfast City Airport on Sunday evening. Members of Dublin Airport’s airfield operations team also travelled to Belfast with aircraft recovery equipment to provide help overnight to our neighbouring airport. ✈️ 🤝 pic.twitter.com/4pGLtYASsj
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December 23, 2024
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.”
