Scary moment pilots land plane as they battle powerful crosswinds
Remarkable footage has captured the moment when pilots battled powerful crosswinds to safely land a large plane.
The Emirates Airbus A380 was landing at Germany’s Dusseldorf airport from Dubai when it encountered the crosswinds.
The giant aircraft is seen violently swaying from side to side before the pilot brings it under control.
Plane spotter Martin Bogdan captured the intense footage and posted it to YouTube, where it has been viewed more than 8.4 million times.
“I have filmed a few thousand crosswind landings at several airports in Europe within the past years, but this Airbus A380 crosswind landing was extremely hard and extraordinary,” he wrote in the video’s caption.
“At first it looked like a pretty normal crosswind approach but after touchdown the pilots tried to align with the runway which looked pretty incredible."
“I have never seen such a tremendous reaction of an aeroplane after a touchdown."
“You can see that the pilots tried to align with the runway by using the tail rudder and luckily it worked out.”
An Emirates spokesman said Flight EK55 landed safely on Thursday.
“At no point was the safety of the passengers and crew on board compromised,” he told the UK’s Metro.
Due to Storm Xavier, Northern Germany has recently been hit with strong winds.
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