Storm Pia winds see pilot of 'tilting' plane forced to abort landing
dailyrecord.co.ukThis is the moment a pilot had to abort a landing this morning as a plane was battered by strong winds brought by Storm Pia.
The clip was filmed at Manchester Airport as the Finnair flight from Helsinki, Finland was, due to touch down. Manchester Evening News reports it was seen 'tilting' in the strong gusts over the runway.
The pilot appeared to almost land the aircraft before taking off again. The plane then performed a 'go around' - an aborted landing of an aircraft that is on final approach or has already touched down.It eventually safely landed a short while later.
A spokesperson for the airport confirmed that a number of flights have had to be diverted away this morning due to the winds, with 11 planes had been diverted.The spokesperson said a number of them had been diverted to East Midlands or Stansted.
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