Whizz Air jets makes incredible 'lowest ever landing' leaving Brit tourists gobsmacked
dailystar.co.ukGreece. The island airport was filmed as the Airbus A321neo approached over the crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean, reports the Mirror. READ MORE: 'I quit my job to work on yachts – and now get paid to travel the world' In the video boats bobbed peacefully below and the Wizz Air plane tries to touch down moments after clearing the perimeter fence at the Skiathos Airport.The incredible landing was shown in the clip where the roar of the engines masked the yelps of plane watchers below.The flight came within metres of the tourists’ heads as the wheels headed to the tarmac.Dust from the road was kicked up by the velocity of the plane and several people lurched out of the way of the incoming aircraft."How many of the spectators do you think needed new pants?" one person asked beneath the video, which was published by GreatFlyer.The account asked followers whether the landing was the "lowest ever" at the airport.Another Youtube commenter explained why pilots sometimes attempt to stop their planes as swiftly as possible.They said: "High temperature and very short runway, you have to do a deep landing to maximise the available runway for stop."Low cost airlines operates with short turnaround times, if you overheat the brakes you mess up the schedule if the plane."A third pushed back on suggestions that the pilot was playing up to the assembled crowds."Before jumping to conclusion, let's just say we don't know why the plane ended up so scarily low on a fairly routine approach but I doubt it was "intentional" "showing off"," they wrote."However, the people standing there were definitely standing there intentionally despite of the warning signs and traffic lights."You cannot get injured if you're not standing there.
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