Jet makes emergency landing at East Midlands Airport

A Ryanair flight between Stansted and Copenhagen had to make an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport earlier.
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Ryanair has said the plane lost of one of its two nose wheels after take-off.

A spokesman said: “The aircraft landed safely in East Midlands, customers disembarked and will board a replacement aircraft shortly.”

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch AAIB has confirmed it has sent a team to investigate an occurrence to a Boeing 737 at East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire.