- Flight FR7384 departed Stansted after 8am on a journey to Copenhagen
- The Boeing 737-800 lost one of its two nose wheels after it took off
- The captain diverted his 11-year-old aircraft to East Midlands Airport
- Ryanair said passengers would be accomodated on a replacement aircraft
A Ryanair passenger jet was forced into an emergency landing this morning after one of its nose wheels fell off while leaving Stansted Airport.
The Boeing 737-800 jet, which is 11 years old, was due to fly between Stansted to Copenhagen when it lost one of its two nose wheels.
The aircraft circled over Ipswich for about 15 minutes before the Captain decided to land the jet in East Midlands Airport.
The Ryanair Boeing 737-800 landed safely at East Midlands Airport this morning, pictured here, after losing one of its two nose wheels on departure from Stansted Airport
A Ryanair passenger jet had to make an emergency landing after it lost one of its nose wheels after taking off this morning from Stansted Airport shortly after 8 am, file photograph
The aircraft circled over Ipswich for about 15 minutes before landing at East Midlands Airport
According to Ryanair: ‘This flight from Stansted to Copenhagen diverted to East Midlands because of the loss of one (of its two) nose wheels after take-off.
‘The aircraft landed safely in East Midlands, customers disembarked and will board a replacement aircraft shortly.’
Flights into East Midlands Airport were briefly suspended this morning while fire crews inspected the aircraft after it landed.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch has sent a team of inspectors to East Midlands Airport to examine the aircraft and discover why the nose wheel fell off.
The jet landed after a little more than an hour in the air. Ryanair said passengers will continue their journey when a replacement aircraft arrives at East Midlands Airport