13/11/2015

Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Belfast

A plane had to make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport after it was diverted due to high winds and ran low on fuel.

The Air France flight had 93 passengers on board was due to land in Dublin but got into difficulty on Thursday.

The airport confirmed the flight had landed safely in Belfast at 3.43pm.

No injuries were reported.

Passengers were taken to Dublin by coach.

(CD/LM)

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