Passenger jet makes Belfast emergency landing

A plane carrying 47 passengers from Belfast to Liverpool this morning made an emergency landing after a mid-air instrument failure…

A plane carrying 47 passengers from Belfast to Liverpool this morning made an emergency landing after a mid-air instrument failure.

The easyJet reported a malfunction on its altimeters just after 7 a.m.

The pilot held the 737 at the same height and the problem rectified itself. As a precaution, he continued following the emergency procedure and landed the plane at its scheduled time of 7.35 a.m.

Mr Robin Tudor, business services manager at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, said: "The plane landed normally and safely and nobody was hurt. The passengers will have known what was happening as it is policy to keep them informed".