Passengers travelling to Belfast City Airport have been making their way home for Christmas despite disruption. The airport reopened to flights on Monday, a day after its runway closed when a plane was damaged in a "hard landing".

Belfast City Airport's runway remains closed to all flights after an Aer Lingus plane suffered an emergency incident while landing during strong winds. It appears its nose wheel collapsed when it landed at about 16:00 GMT, with pictures showing its nose resting on the runway tarmac.

The airport's runway was closed for several hours on Sunday after a plane was damaged on landing.

This is the dramatic moment a plane crash landed at Belfast City Airport on Sunday forcing the runway to close for a period. The airport re-opened on Monday morning after the incident involving an Aer Lingus plane. The airport said normal operations had resumed.

Four flights have been cancelled at Belfast City Airport this morning while a host of others have been delayed following a plane crash at the airport in Sunday's bad weather.

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

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

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

An investigation was underway on December 23, UK authorities said, after a plane crash landed at Belfast City Airport the day before. Footage from a plane spotter shows the moment the fixed-wing plane skidded down the runway in strong winds.

Emergency services have rushed to Belfast City Airport after a plane crash landed on the runway after flying through the high speed winds battering the country. The airport’s runway shut down after an Aer Lingus plane had an emergency while performing a “hard” landing.