Birmingham Airport has closed until at least 6pm today after a private aircraft heading to Belfast was forced to make an emergency landing.

All departures and arrivals stopped until 6pm after aircraft heading to Belfast declared in-flight emergency

Birmingham Airport has closed until at least 6pm today after a private aircraft heading to Belfast was forced to make an emergency landing.

One person injured after small aircraft made emergency landing, West Midlands police say

The incident, which left one person with minor injuries, temporarily closed Birmingham Airport’s runway, causing delays and diversions for other flights.

Passengers faced hours of delays even after the runway reopened

Birmingham Airport shut its runway after an “incident with a light aircraft” on Wednesday (6 August), resulting in all flights being suspended until the runway opened later that…