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LIVE – Six dead in Cork Airport plane crash

Six people are confirmed dead and six others are injured following a plane crash at Cork Airport.

The Manx2 commuter flight from Belfast, flight number NM7100, had 10 passengers and two crew on board when it crashed.

The 18-seater light turboprop aircraft overturned and caught fire while making a third attempt to land in heavy fog.

A witness at Cork Airport told RTÉ News that weather conditions were so poor that the crash could not be seen from the terminal building.

Four of the surviving passengers at Cork University Hospital are said to be a serious condition – the other two are described as comfortable.

The flight was scheduled to depart Belfast at 7.50am and eventually left at 8.12am It was due to land in Cork at 9.10am.

The plane first attempted to land from a southerly direction on Cork’s main runway, known as Runway 17. This was aborted due to low visibility.

It then tried to land on the northerly approach to the main runway, known as Runway 35. The Aviation Authority says it is believed wind was not a problem, but the pilot was still unhappy with visibility.

The plane went into a holding position for 20 mins, before making a third attempt to land on the southerly approach to the main runway.

At 9.42am, the plane was ten miles out from the airport. Minutes later, the plane hit the ground at what is called the ‘western threshold’ of the runway. Eye witnesses reported hearing a loud bang.

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