Hungarian jet makes emergency landing in Dublin

Dublin Airport was forced to temporarily close its runways last night after a Hungarian plane with 185 people on board made an emergency landing.

The jet, owned by the Hungarian state airline Malev, was en route from Budapest to Toronto when it was diverted to Dublin. Smoke was seen coming from the aircraft when it landed.

The passengers and crew were evacuated safely and spent the night in Dublin.

All incoming planes were put on a holding pattern while the emergency was in progress and two flights are believed to have been diverted.

Services at the airport have since returned to normal.