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Storm Ciara tests pilots skills at Manchester Airport and causes go-arounds as hurricane force winds hit

Flight crews training was put to the test as winds of up to 75 knots were reported

Storm Ciara causes Go Arounds and challenging conditions for pilots at Manchester Airport

Storm Ciara tested the skills of pilots at Manchester Airport on Sunday as hurricane force winds hit the UK.

In footage recorded at Manchester Airport by keen planespotter Matt, who goes by the name of Aviation Upclose online, flights were seen to be hit by the strong winds as they attempted to land.

Some crews were seen in the video to perform a go-around manoeuvre - a standard procedure to take the jet into the landing approach path again if they've not completely lined up with the runway or experience a late sudden gust of wind, making the approach unstable.

Writing on his YouTube channel, Matt said: "Despite being largely into the prevailing wind, Manchester saw a fair amount of disruption, more than I've ever seen before! Wind were out of the South West averaging around 30 Knots gusting to 45 knots. However around Midday there was a gust reported of 75 Knots!"

Airbus A380 from Emirates goes around at Manchester Airport during Storm Ciara(Image: Aviation Upclose)

 

Matt recorded multiple flights having to go-around - including the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, of Emirates. That flight eventually diverted to Frankfurt.

TUI Boeing 787 from Mexico landed on the third attempt, and a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 from Barbados was also among the larger jets facing strong winds.

Others included a Lufthansa Airbus A320, a FlyBe Embraer E175 from Paris, and an SAS Airbus A320Neo.

 

He told the M.E.N: "At one point winds reached 75 knots/85Mph/140Kph.