Aer Lingus jet in emergency landing after hydraulic failure

An Aer Lingus jet had to make an emergency landing in New York shortly after it took off on Monday night due to a technical fault on board.

Flight EI110 took off from JFK airport on Monday at 6.30pm local time carrying 115 passengers. However, after circling over Long Island for a short time, it was forced to return to the airport to make an emergency landing.

All of the passengers left the aircraft safely and are being accommodated on other flights.