Chartered jet headed for private airstrip

A CHARTER aircraft with 148 passengers and crew came close to landing at a private, unlicensed airfield outside Belfast instead of at Aldergrove airport last July, it has emerged.

Passengers on board the flight were also terrified at the unstable manner in which the aircraft eventually touched down.

The incident took place on July 18 last on board a Boeing 737 aircraft flying from Liverpool to Aldergrove. The flight was operated by Spanish airline, Futura, on behalf of British carrier, Easyjet.