STRIFE OF BRIAN
Dramatic moment passenger plane is blown SIDEWAYS by Storm Brian and slams down on runway as its lands at Bristol Airport
THIS is nerve wracking moment a passenger plane was blown SIDEWAYS by fierce winds from Storm Brian before slamming onto the runway at Bristol Airport.
The powerful crosswinds caused the Aer Lingus regional plane to approach at an angle as it flew to the airport.
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The ATR jet was blown sideways by the high winds before it slammed down onto the tarmac.
Another video shows planes struggling to land at Birmingham airport today.
Pilots appeared to come close to losing control as their planes sway from side-to-side as they approach the runway.
Even a larger Jet2 jet seems to almost hover in midair before hitting the tarmac because of the severe gales this afternoon.
Planes struggle to land as Storm Brian batters Birmingham Airport
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However an aviation expert told the Sun Online that although sideways landings look dramatic, it is standard practise when dealing with crosswinds.
Storm Brian has been battering the country with extreme winds and rain.
The British Airways has cancelled 20 flights to and from Heathrow because of the need to slow the arrivals rate at the UK’s busiest airport.
The cancelled flights include round trips to Aberdeen, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Madrid and Nice.
A statement on the BA website reads: "Strong winds are forecast across the UK for Saturday, October 21 and the weather conditions will cause some disruption for all airlines."
The conditions also affected boats today; P&O Ferries warned Dover-Calais services were delayed by up to an hour, while Brittany Ferries cancelled eight journeys, to and from Plymouth and Portsmouth, which is expected to affect services during the onset of the half-term weekend.
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Brits have been struggling against a flurry of transport chaos, power cuts and bouts of flooding as Brian lashed the UK with heavy downpours and gusts reaching 70mph.
Six strong weather warnings are still in place across much of the country.
The extreme conditions officials to warn travellers against risking their safety for a "storm selfie" of the weather bomb.
A wave of strong winds and high seas struck the western coast of Ireland last night, days after Storm Ophelia left three people killed and thousands left without power, mostly in the Irish Republic.
Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: "Unfortunately across Ireland it's the areas that were worst-hit by Ophelia seeing the worst effects of Brian as well."
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