The crew of a Blue Islands flight have been praised for their “exceptional airmanship” after safely landing a plane in 30mph crosswinds after a technical issue.
The ATR 72 aircraft (registration G-ISLO) was forced to return to Birmingham Airport shortly after take-off around 15:00.
Emergency services met the plane on arrival, escorting it safely from the runway.
The landing was captured on YouTube by account Airport Action and shared on X (formerly Twitter) by aviation account @TurbineTraveler, who praised the efforts of the team on board. It has since been viewed nearly 30,000 times online.
“The crew expertly managed to land the aircraft on one engine, in challenging 30MPH crosswinds, displaying exceptional airmanship and co-ordination with ground crews,” the account said.
Several other users also chimed in with praise, with one saying: “Lovely work by flight deck team and crew. Kudos to them. It is great to see the professional skills, training and skills check regime in action.”
Another said: “Wow awesome landing despite the circumstances.”
A Blue Islands spokesperson commented: “Blue Islands flight SI2265 from Birmingham to Jersey returned safely to stand in Birmingham yesterday (25 May).
“On departing Birmingham, the crew observed an indication which following standard operating procedure, the aircraft returned to stand and passengers disembarked normally. The aircraft is being attended to by our engineers; we are working to minimise the impact to customers, with hotel and meals provided and passengers are travelling on a service from Birmingham to Jersey this afternoon.”
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