Flybe flight makes emergency landing

A Flybe flight from Belfast to Inverness has made an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport.

Published 10th Nov 2017
Last updated 10th Nov 2017

The BE331 flight left Belfast City Airport at 11.20am but reported a possible nose gear issue shortly after, according to AirLive.net.

The plane circled in order to burn fuel before making an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport around 13:43 on Friday afternoon.

According to the website, the plane landed with the nose gear up.

The runway was closed for a time and emergency services attended but there was no action needed from the Fire and Rescue Service.

A Flybe spokesperson confirmed the incident:

“Flybe can confirm that one passenger was taken to hospital with a minor hand injury following an incident involving one of our aircraft this afternoon which landed with its nose gear raised at Belfast International Airport at 1330 local time.

"There are no further reports of any other passenger or crew injuries.

"There were 52 passengers plus one infant on board and four crew members.

"We are sending a specialist team to Belfast to offer assistance and we will now do all we can to understand the cause of this incident."