Anxiety-Inducing Video Shows A Plane’s Failed Attempt At Landing In High Winds

The pilot tried to land during a storm in the U.K. with winds of up to 60mph – it didn’t go very well.

The U.K. has been experiencing extreme weather, that's resulted in flooding, 9,000 homes being evacuated, and more than 100,00 properties being affected by power cuts caused by strong winds that have reached 140mph.

The extreme conditions are best illustrated by this terrifying video of a Emirates flight trying to land at Birmingham Airport.

The pilots tries to land, but ends up having to pull up and go around.

"We landed at Gatwick and refueled. Nobody got off the plane and people were getting quite restless at having to wait, but we were told that the winds in Birmingham had died down and five other planes had managed to land. One woman was sick but generally everyone else was OK. It's just one of these things – we couldn't really control the weather."

Via birminghammail.co.uk


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