(Photo: Twitter/@BigJetTVLIVE)
HIGHLIGHTS
- The video shows the plane swaying in the air for a few seconds before touchdown
- Senior First Officer Scott Bateman MBE explained the procedure in those circumstances
- The British Airways flight managed to land safely later
A British Airways flight at Heathrow Airport near London on Friday aborted landing due to strong winds caused by Storm Erik.
A video has surfaced on Twitter which shows the plane swaying in the air for a few seconds before touchdown.
As seen in the video, the plane hits the runway seconds before going back up in the air.
The clip was shared by Big Jet TV on its Elite Channel, with the caption: witnessed this insane #TOGA! Well done pilot!
The acronym TOGA stands for Take Off/Go Around it’s used whenever an approach becomes unstable.
We are live now on our Elite Channel from #Heathrow and witnessed this insane #TOGA ! Well done pilot! @British_Airways #BA276 #StormErik
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Senior First Officer Scott Bateman MBE explained the procedure in those circumstances.
The flight landed safely later.
In a tweet, Scott Bateman said, "This is a professional team making the correct decision to go around after an approach is destabilised by a gust. A practiced and entirely safe manoeuvre."
It’s a particularly challenging day at #Heathrow with gusty winds. Let’s not have sensationalist headlines please. This is a professional team making the correct decision to go around after an approach is destabilised by a gust. A practiced & entirely safe manoeuvre #StormErik
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The UK and Ireland have been hit with Storm Erik which has brought winds with speeds of over 100 kmph winds.
The west coast of Ireland will likely be worst hit by the storm, with the Met Office issuing an orange weather warning for Donegal, Galway and Mayo.
Winds could reach over 120 kmph in these counties.
EDITED: Later in the day, British Airways released a statement, saying its pilots were highly skilled at conducting the standard manoeuvre.
"Our highly skilled pilots regularly train to conduct the standard manoeuvre known as a 'go around'. The aircraft circled the airport and landed safely," the statement said.
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