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.

A plane spotter could hardly believe what he was witnessing when an Aer Lingus flight landed heavily on Sunday at Belfast City Airport — skidding down the runway in a shower of sparks.

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

A plane’s nose wheel collapsed as it landed in Belfast due to adverse weather conditions. There were four crew on board and no passengers when the hard landing occurred on Sunday afternoon. The incident triggered emergency procedures at Belfast City Airport and has forced the runway to close for the rest of the day.