An Aer Lingus Regional aircraft, bound for Belfast City airport, returned to Birmingham at around 4pm shortly after taking off following reports of a suspicious item onboard. The item was declared safe and the incident had been stood down by around 6pm, after which operations at BHX resumed.
A spokesperson for the carrier told TTG: "We can confirm an undeclared item discovered on Aer Lingus Regional flight EI3647, operated by Emerald Airlines, from Birmingham to Belfast today was not a security risk.
"Our teams are currently working to accommodate impacted passengers."
