The whole of Britain is currently battling with a storm named Eunice . Due to this, the Meteorological Department has announced a red alert for northern England including London. Due to the storm, many planes have been seen making a dangerous landing at Heathrow Airport in London. On the contrary , the pilots of Air India got the plane landing efficiently at this airport, for which they are being praised. In the video, the plane is seen landing very smoothly on the airstrip, tearing the storm.
The successful landing was live-streamed by YouTube channel Big Jet TV, which livestreams the landing and take-off of planes at Heathrow. In this commentator Jerry Dyers has described each and every moment of the plane. According to reports, the flight landed at Heathrow on Friday afternoon. In two flights, one AI-147 was from Hyderabad, piloted by Captain Anchit Bhardwaj, while the other flight AI-145 was from Goa, which was being flown by Captain Aditya Rao.
Pilot is being praised
After this incident, Air India has praised both its pilots fiercely. An official said that our skilled pilots made the landing at Heathrow Airport at a time when other airlines had lost their courage. Actually, due to the storm, the balance of the planes could have deteriorated and they could slip on the runway, which could have caused a major accident.
Advice to people to avoid train travel
In view of the threat of storm, the Railways has appealed to its customers to avoid traveling. Many services have either been canceled or delayed. While many trains are running at a speed of 50 mph. Major roads including the A66 cross-Pennine route and the M8 between Edinburgh and Glasgow have been partially closed due to strong winds. This could be the deadliest storm for Britain since the Great Storm of 1987. At that time the wind speed had reached 115 mph in West Sussex. Whereas in central London the wind speed was recorded at 94 mph. At present, winds are blowing across Europe at a speed of about 200 kmph, due to which about 450 flights have been canceled.