Edinburgh Airport has suspended all incoming flights after a British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing.

British Airways flight BA1443 to London Heathrow diverted back to Edinburgh shortly after takeoff this morning after a fault was identified with its landing gear, according to The Mirror.

All operations have now been suspended at the airport, it confirmed in a statement.

It said: “Operations are currently suspended while teams respond to an aircraft issue.

“The aircraft landed safely and remains on the runway.

“Passengers are being taken back to the terminal via coaches and teams are carrying out inspections before operations resume.”

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