Moment plane bounces on runway as others struggle to land in Storm Kathleen
The landing had to be aborted after both sets of wheels touched down, but failed to smoothly get traction.
Passengers on board this plane yesterday were in for a nervy trip, after it hit the runway sideways and then bounced.
The landing had to be aborted after both sets of wheels touched down, but failed to smoothly get traction.
Pilots had to fly back into the air, then circle around to touch back down safely.
Video shared by EU Plane Spotters showed the hair-raising moment the Aer Lingus plane came down in Dublin buffeted by strong winds.
‘Woah, woah! Gosh,’ the man filming can be heard to exclaim as he watched the plane try to land after flying from Venice.
This was not the only plane to come into difficulties in the difficult weather conditions.
People travelling by plane in general yesterday were in for bumpy flights – if they took off at all.
Some flights were cancelled entirely as Storm Kathleen battered the UK and Ireland.
More than 140 flights throughout the UK were cancelled as a result of the storm yesterday.
In Ireland, around 34,000 people were left without electricity, with the number later decreasing to around 12,000 as the day went on.
Flights at Heathrow, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast airports were also affected, while wind at Birmingham Airport was so strong that planes there were seen tilting from side to side as they approached the ground.
Weather warnings remain in place for parts of the UK, with strong winds and heavy rain expected into next week.
It comes after winds as high as 73mph were recorded in Drumalbin, South Lanarkshire.
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