Wind gusts of over 80 km/h, and two impossible landings. Passengers will long remember these two eventful but above all failed arrivals. Turkish Airlines pilots failed to land their aircraft on the tarmac at the English airport. The strong winds from Storm Kathleen got the better of their efforts.
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At first, the plane appears to be approaching the runway then ends up going around again. Rebelote during his second visit. Passengers and crew will never see the Birmingham terminal, the plane having been diverted to Gatwick some 200 km away, in the suburbs of London.
Several flights that day were disrupted by strong winds. In particular one from Toulouse, which ended up landing without incident.