Conditions expected to improve after bad weather disrupts Christmas travel

Conditions are expected to improve this week after bad weather caused disruption during the Christmas getaway period.

Forecasters have predicted a “grey Christmas” with some sunny spells and mild temperatures.

It comes after adverse weather conditions led to disruption during the Christmas getaway over the weekend.

Met Éireann issued yellow warnings for wind which remained in place until 3pm on Sunday, while warnings for Northern Ireland lasted until 9pm.

An airport was forced to enact emergency procedures on Sunday after a plane’s nose wheel collapsed as it landed in Belfast.

There were four crew on board and no passengers when the “hard landing” occurred on Sunday afternoon.

The incident triggered emergency procedures at Belfast City Airport and forced the runway to close for the rest of the day.

In a statement on social media early on Monday, the airport confirmed the affected runway “has reopened and is operating as normal”.

The statement continued: “Passengers…

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