Storm Ciara: plane is blown SIDEWAYS by Storm Ciara and forced to abort landing at Birmingham Airport
- 4 years ago
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DRAMATIC footage captured a plane landing SIDEWAYS at Birmingham airport as it battled Storm Ciara.
The "Storm of the Century" wreaked havoc on the WizzAir flight as it attempted to touch the tarmac after being diverted.
The heartstopping footage shows the plane careening sideways as it attempts to come into land.
Its wheels then bump the tarmac awkwardly as rain lashes the nose of the jet.
The plane lands bang in the middle of the runway as strong winds push its tail, the wheels of the jet moving manically straight across the white dotted lines on the tarmac.
The flight from Warsaw had initially been bound for Luton but the harsh weather condition led to an alternative landing.
And on another flight to Amsterdam, passengers were filmed screaming in terror and throwing up during FIVE failed attempts to land in Storm Ciara yesterday.
The short clip shows the plane rocking and jolting as it was buffeted by the strong winds from Ciara, known as Storm Sabine in Europe.
'STORM OF THE CENTURY'
At least one woman can be heard crying hysterically and calling out "Oh my God!" in the dimly lit cabin.
Other passengers were reportedly screaming and throwing up in an ordeal that lasted almost an hour.
Eventually the pilot aborted the landing and returned to Madrid.
Passenger Mark Haagen told RTLNieuws: "We made a restart five times at Schiphol but we were unable to land.
"People screamed and were puking".
And in other incredible scenes, a huge lightning bolt was filmed striking a jet right in its belly as it took off from Birmingham to Dublin.
Shocked residents living near to where the plane and bolt collided reported hearing an "almighty bang".
But incredibly the jet sailed forward, unscathed.
But one pilot, chartering a BA jumbo jet used the weird weather to their advantage.
The Boeing 747-436 reached speeds of 825mph at 35,000ft as it was carried on a jet stream boosted by the so-called 'Storm of the Century'.
BA Flight 112 took just four hours and 56 minutes for the transatlantic trip and touched down at Heathrow Airport 80 minutes ahead of schedule.
According to Flightradar24 - an online tracking service - it beat a previous record of five hours 13 minutes held by Norwegian Airways.
Experts say the average flight time for the journey is around six hours and 13 minutes.
The pilot was apparently able to utilise wind speeds topping 250mph in the jet stream, a band of air currents pilots ride to increase their speed.
DRAMATIC footage captured a plane landing SIDEWAYS at Birmingham airport as it battled Storm Ciara.
The "Storm of the Century" wreaked havoc on the WizzAir flight as it attempted to touch the tarmac after being diverted.
The heartstopping footage shows the plane careening sideways as it attempts to come into land.
Its wheels then bump the tarmac awkwardly as rain lashes the nose of the jet.
The plane lands bang in the middle of the runway as strong winds push its tail, the wheels of the jet moving manically straight across the white dotted lines on the tarmac.
The flight from Warsaw had initially been bound for Luton but the harsh weather condition led to an alternative landing.
And on another flight to Amsterdam, passengers were filmed screaming in terror and throwing up during FIVE failed attempts to land in Storm Ciara yesterday.
The short clip shows the plane rocking and jolting as it was buffeted by the strong winds from Ciara, known as Storm Sabine in Europe.
'STORM OF THE CENTURY'
At least one woman can be heard crying hysterically and calling out "Oh my God!" in the dimly lit cabin.
Other passengers were reportedly screaming and throwing up in an ordeal that lasted almost an hour.
Eventually the pilot aborted the landing and returned to Madrid.
Passenger Mark Haagen told RTLNieuws: "We made a restart five times at Schiphol but we were unable to land.
"People screamed and were puking".
And in other incredible scenes, a huge lightning bolt was filmed striking a jet right in its belly as it took off from Birmingham to Dublin.
Shocked residents living near to where the plane and bolt collided reported hearing an "almighty bang".
But incredibly the jet sailed forward, unscathed.
But one pilot, chartering a BA jumbo jet used the weird weather to their advantage.
The Boeing 747-436 reached speeds of 825mph at 35,000ft as it was carried on a jet stream boosted by the so-called 'Storm of the Century'.
BA Flight 112 took just four hours and 56 minutes for the transatlantic trip and touched down at Heathrow Airport 80 minutes ahead of schedule.
According to Flightradar24 - an online tracking service - it beat a previous record of five hours 13 minutes held by Norwegian Airways.
Experts say the average flight time for the journey is around six hours and 13 minutes.
The pilot was apparently able to utilise wind speeds topping 250mph in the jet stream, a band of air currents pilots ride to increase their speed.