Around five fire appliances from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were placed on standby
A plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at Belfast City Airport tonight as strong gusts of wind caused major safety concerns.
Several flights were also forced into holding patterns for more than two hours as a precaution before landing as strong winds buffeted the harbour runway in East Belfast. Flights from Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool were all delayed due to the weather.
Gusts of 33mph were recorded in the area throughout Sunday.
A statement from the Airport on Sunday March 29 said the emergency landing was carried out as a precautionary measure and all passengers and crew disembarked the plane safely.
Around five fire appliances from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were placed on standby.
There are no further details at this time.
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