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on a passenger Ryanair The flight said the plane was close to running out of fuel as Hurricane Amy forced the plane to divert several times while attempting to land.
Flight FR3418 was intended to land at Prestwick, scotlandOn Friday 3 October, when amber wind warning Storm Amy caused flooding in northern and western Scotland.
Flying from the Italian city of Pisa, which usually takes about two and a half hours, passengers did not reach their final destination for more than 10 hours, after several attempts to land and a coach journey to South Ayrshire. manchester Where the flight finally landed.
Passenger Alexander Marchi was on board the Ryanair flight, which encountered strong gale-force winds.
He said the disruption to his journey had begun even before he left Pisa due to a strike by protesters at the airport.
“We were worried we wouldn’t be able to get to Prestwick before the storm hit,” he said. Ayer Advertiser,
After flying for just over an hour from the initial departure time, Mr Marchi said everything went smoothly until the plane began to descend into Prestwick.
“The plane circled a few times before the first attempt, but came up almost immediately.
“We were told we had to try one more time, otherwise we would have to go to Manchester. The second time, it was a very bumpy ride, and we almost got to the paved road, but at the last minute, we went too fast,” he explained.
“Everyone was calm until the landing; we were being pushed around a lot and we were jumping around. There were some worried people on the second landing because we could feel the plane was struggling.
“Then the pilot surprised us by saying he was going to attack Edinburgh. However, it was just as bad as the second time at Prestwick.”
As the plane flew over the Firth of Forth estuary near Edinburgh, the Boeing 737 had to pull up again after getting too close to landing.
“People were very concerned because the sound of the plane coming up so fast was dramatic,” Mr Marchi said.
He claimed that the plane “eventually landed in Manchester with almost no fuel”.
“There was a lot of relief. People were looking to land and certainly weren’t ready to fly in the near future, but there was no panic.
“Some people felt sick due to the disturbance, but overall everyone was in shock and the staff were fantastic,” the traveler said.
Simon Calder, travel correspondent IndependentSays: “This shows that aviation security protocols are working well. Although this would have been frustrating and possibly worrying for passengers, there was never any danger.”
“In terms of passengers flying without a fatal accident, Ryanair leads the way as the world’s safest airline.”
Mr Marchi said he and the rest of the flight were deplaned in Manchester and loaded onto a coach which took them to Prestwick.
“We arrived around 4:45 in the morning, about 10 hours late.”
A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed this. Independent It has launched an investigation into “a serious incident involving an aircraft which was diverted from Prestwick to Manchester Airport on Friday, 3 October”.
“AAIB inspectors have begun making inquiries and gathering evidence.”
Ryanair spokesperson said Independent: “Ryanair informed the relevant authorities on Friday (October 3).
“As this is now the subject of an ongoing investigation, in which we are cooperating fully, we are unable to comment.”
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