Emergency landing at Dublin Airport due to hydraulics issue with plane

The airport is down to a single runway at present

The emergency landing was due to a hydraulics issue with the plane possibly a leak which caused it to lose nose steering.
The emergency landing was due to a hydraulics issue with the plane possibly a leak which caused it to lose nose steering.

A transatlantic jet flying from Venice to Montreal has had to make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport.

Fire and rescue vehicles were scrambled to meet the Air Canada #AC819 which touched down at 6.50pm.

The emergency landing was due to a hydraulics issue with the plane possibly a leak which caused it to lose nose steering.

This means that the plane cannot taxi in to a stand and will have to be pulled by a tug to a safe location.

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Dublin Airport is down to a single runway at present.

The Dublin Airport Authority has been contacted for comment.

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times