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| Emergency alert at city airport | Emergency alert at city airport |
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| An emergency alert is under way at Belfast City airport on Thursday after unconfirmed reports that smoke was spotted coming from a plane's engine. | An emergency alert is under way at Belfast City airport on Thursday after unconfirmed reports that smoke was spotted coming from a plane's engine. |
| Fire appliances and ambulances went to the runway in east Belfast after the alert was raised at about 0735 GMT. | |
| It is understood the Flybe flight bound for Glasgow was preparing for take-off when the pilot experienced technical problems. | It is understood the Flybe flight bound for Glasgow was preparing for take-off when the pilot experienced technical problems. |
| All 61 passengers and four crew walked off the plane safely. | All 61 passengers and four crew walked off the plane safely. |
| No-one was injured. The plane has now been towed away. | No-one was injured. The plane has now been towed away. |
| Eyewitnesses claimed smoke was seen coming from one of the plane's engines. | Eyewitnesses claimed smoke was seen coming from one of the plane's engines. |
| An airport spokesman said emergency procedures were put in place as a precaution and that operations were getting back to normal. |