Watch moment Jet2 plane aborts landing in strong winds at Leeds Bradford Airport
A video shows a Jet2 plane aborting its landing in strong winds at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Footage shows the moment a Jet2 plane aborted its landing at Leeds Bradford Airport on Friday February 20.
The flight from Krakow can be seen approaching the runway at around 21:15, before ascending into the sky again.
According to Flightradar24, a go-around manoeuvre was performed and the aircraft landed at Leeds Bradford Airport around 15 minutes later.
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A ‘go around’ is a manoeuvre where a pilot decides not to complete a landing attempt and instead takes the aircraft back into the air to make another approach or divert to an alternative airport. The go-around manoeuvre allows pilots to abort a landing if they judge that conditions are no longer suitable for a safe touchdown. Go-arounds are a standard procedure and are practiced regularly by pilots to ensure proficiency.
Blue Sky Live Aviation who captured the footage and uploaded it to their YouTube channel said the wind was gusting to 32 knots around the time of the aborted landing.