The pilot has been praised by passengers for doing ''a great job'' of landing the plane safely at Madeira airport.
This is the moment a pilot executes an extraordinary horizontal landing of a Ryanair jet amid heavy winds. In the online footage taken by two plane enthusiasts, the commercial 737 jet can be seen landing at a tilted angle at Madeira Airport in Portugal with powerful winds knocking the aircraft from side to side as it draws closer to the tarmac.
At this moment, the composed pilot efficiently controls the aircraft and pulls the aircraft to the right, holing it slightly above ground. The plane suddenly dips down and makes contact with the runway, with a small puff of dust billowing up behind it. ''I was the pilot of this flight," he claimed. "I'm very surprised someone was filming the touch down. Thank you very much for all your kind comments - they mean a lot. See you on board soon!"
Earlier this year Wizz Air found itself in a similar spotlight when members of the public who had gathered to watch jets touch down on the Greek island of Skiathos got slightly more than they bargained for. Bystanders felt as if they almost had their hair shaved by an Airbus A321neo as it made an incredibly low landing.
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