A plane crashed in strong winds at a UK airport as poor weather brought Christmas travel to a halt.

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A plane crashed in strong winds at Belfast Airport as bad weather halted travel across the UK ahead of Christmas.

Belfast City Airport was forced to take emergency action on Sunday after the front wheel of a plane collapsed during landing in bad weather. No injuries were reported.

The Emerald Airways plane had four crew members and no passengers when the hard landing occurred around 4pm on Sunday, with winds of up to 82mph lashing parts of the UK.

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Belfast City Airport had its busiest day of the year on Friday (Paul Faith/PA)

The incident forced the airport to close its runways for the rest of the day after Friday was said to be its busiest day of the year, with several flights diverted to Belfast International Airport on Sunday evening.

Weather warnings are in place across the UK, excluding the eastern part of England, with ferries, trains and flights canceled, dealing a huge blow to passengers traveling to spend Christmas with loved ones.

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While warnings for strong winds were passed on Sunday, with gusts of 82mph recorded in Orkney and South Uist, the Met Office has issued a new warning for ice for north-east Scotland. This alert is in effect until 10am Monday.

Heathrow Airport confirmed about 100 flights had been canceled on Sunday and passengers were advised to check with their airline before travelling, with a spokesperson warning of high winds and airspace restrictions.

Several Loganair flights from Glasgow Airport to the Hebridean Islands were canceled, while Scotland's main ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne, canceled a number of sailings to and from the Western Isles on Sunday, Monday and Christmas Eve due to the bad weather. The schedule has also been revised.

P&O Ferries said its 8pm sailing from Larne in Northern Ireland and Cairnryan in southern Scotland had been delayed until 11pm due to bad weather.

It comes amid warnings of a perfect storm of severe weather and road congestion.

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The AA predicted 21.3 million drivers would be on the roads on Sunday and 22.7 million on Saturday. That's slightly less than the 23.7 million on Friday, expected to be the busiest day on the road since the group's records began in 2010.

“If traffic congestion isn’t headache-inducing, severe weather can create the perfect storm,” the spokesperson said. We advise people who head out to allow more time for their journey and increase the distance between themselves and other road users.

Looking ahead to next week, the situation is expected to improve and the UK could see a gray Christmas rather than a white one.

“We’re expecting some clear weather further east and a lot of clouds to the west,” National Weather Service forecaster Dan Stroud said. Temperatures will rise significantly and be very mild on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Temperatures will be well above average in England and Wales, with some shades of grey. Average temperatures were expected to be around 12C or 13C on Christmas Eve and 11C or 12C on Christmas Day. The typical average at this time of year is 7C or 8C, so about twice the normal temperature.

Overnight temperatures in Scotland on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be very mild.

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