Going on vacation to paradisiacal islands not only guarantees crystalline and warm waters, radiant sun and dreamlike landscapes.
It can also add to the adrenaline rush of watching overhead landings if the airport is only a few feet from the beach.
For fans of airplanes, one of the great attractions of airports close to the coast, such as
Saint Maarten
, in the Caribbean;
that of
Phuket
in Thailand, and
on the Island of Skiathos
, Greece, is that many tourists like to get closer and get in the line of planes when landing and taking off.
But, of course, sometimes the approach is too close that the force of the wind from the turbines knocked some tourists to the ground, as happened when an
Airbus A321neo
of the ultra-low-cost airline
Wizz Air
landed on the Greek island on August 5. from last year.
The news, which is not new, has gone viral in recent weeks.
Shocking: the moment when the Airbus searches for the runway while the tourists see the plane "come upon them".
thrill and danger
The aircraft with the registration HA-LZT was covering flight W6 8447 from Naples (NAP), Italy to the island of Skiathos (JSI), and made a landing descent that made it almost pass over the heads of the tourists who were milling in the beach at the head of the runway, to "feel" the arrival of the planes.
As it passed over the tourists, the force of the jet stream from the engines caused some of them to fall to the ground, and those on the perimeter fence ducked in reaction to the plane's low altitude.
The low cost Wizz Air plane landed on the Greek island on August 5.
The edited video was taken from the recordings of some "spotters" (people who are passionate about aviation and aeronautics) and tourists who were in the place at the time of the incident, taking video and photos of the planes in their approach to land, and You can appreciate the moment when
the strong current of the engines knocks down the tourists on the ground
, especially a child who was posing for a spectacular photo.
The closer the Wizz Air plane gets, the more clearly it becomes apparent that the plane is attempting a landing moments after clearing the perimeter fence at Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport.
The roar of the jet engines masks the howls of aviation fans as the plane comes within a few feet of their heads.
And road dust is seen being kicked up by the speed of the plane as several people move out of the way of the oncoming plane.
Skiathos Airport has an especially short runway due to the island's geography, which means pilots have to approach lower than other runways.
The Airbus approaches between ships and launches.
It covered the Naples-Skiathos route.
"How many of the viewers do you think needed new pants?"
asked a person under the video, which was published by the
GreatFlyer
account specializing in aeronautics .
Another Youtube commenter explained why pilots sometimes try to stop their planes as quickly as possible.
And they explained: "High temperature and very short runway, you have to make a deep landing to maximize the runway available for the stop."
And another explained: "Low-cost airlines operate with short response times, if you overheat the brakes you ruin the plane's schedule."
A third rejected suggestions that the pilot was playing to the assembled crowds.
"Before jumping to conclusion, let's say we don't know why the plane ended up so terribly low on a fairly routine approach, but I doubt it was bluffing intentionally," they wrote.
"However, the people who were there were definitely standing there intentionally despite the warning signs and traffic lights.
"You can't get hurt if you're not standing there. Glad to see the plan finally landed without any damage."
Skíathos or Eskiatos is a small Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea.
Situated near Skopelos, Skiathos is the westernmost of the Sporades group of islands, located about 35 km from the island of Euboea.
It has an area of 49.9 square kilometers.
