This is the crazy moment a pilot braved Storm Gerrit to land at Heathrow Airport. Over the past 24 hours, the powerful storm has brought 90mph winds to parts of Wales, tornadoes to Manchester and strong winds to other parts of the country.
Heathrow Airport has canceled 18 flights due to air traffic control restrictions affecting return routes from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey and Manchester, as well as to Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid and Paris. But a pilot landing an American 777 at a busy airport was caught on camera.
Travelers were also warned about delays and potentially dangerous conditions on the way home after the Christmas holidays as Storm Gerrit hit the UK, while planes were also filmed at Bristol Airport making a bumpy landing.
The plane’s battle with strong gusts of crosswind toward the ground was captured live on Big Jet TV. Live updates on Storm Gerrit here.
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This plane’s battle with strong crosswinds as it landed at Heathrow Airport from Los Angeles was captured by a plane broadcast live on Big Jet TV. Live updates on Storm Gerrit here.
They said: “Crazy American 777 landing at London Heathrow! Taken during our live stream at @HeathrowAirport. Strong gusts of side wind affect even the most experienced pilots! I would hate to be NFP in this case. Observe the flying surface. “.
At Bristol Airport, one plane had to make three attempts to land, while others were filmed making forced landings as 70-80mph winds battered much of the UK.
Source: Wales Online

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