Plane enthusiasts have caught on video the moment an A350 Cathay Pacific jet from Hong Kong to Heathrow struggled to land at the London airport at the weekend.
As thunderstorms and “unusual” winds of up to 72kph hit the capital on Saturday, the plane had a touch-and-go landing at the busy airport.
Strong winds sent the 230-tonne plane all over the runway as the pilot wrestled to land.
It eventually hit the tarmac on one tyre before bouncing on to the other.
The plane then unsteadily straightened up before taxiing to the airport gates.
Onlookers filming the landing for Big Jet TV described it as "a real battle between pilot and machine to get that thing straightened up with the rudder – pilot won it."
The world’s best airports for 2023, according to Skytrax - in pictures
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10. Madrid Airport rounds off the top 10. Unsplash -
9. Narita International Airport near Tokyo is one of four Japanese airports in the world's top 20 ranking from Skytrax. AP -
8. Switzerland's Zurich Airport ranks in the world's top 10. Photo: Zurich Airport -
7. Munich International Airport in Bavaria, Germany. Corbis -
6. Turkey's Istanbul Airport opened in 2018 and was judged as the world's sixth best. Photo: Grimshaw -
5. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport came fifth globally and number one in Europe. AFP -
4. Incheon International in South Korea is the fourth best airport in the world. Getty Images -
3. Haneda Airport in Tokyo ranked in third place. AFP -
2. Qatar's Hamad International Airport in Doha slipped from the top spot to second place in 2023. EPA -
1. Singapore's Changi International Airport is the world's best airport in 2023, according to Skytrax. Photo: Changi Airport Group
