Pilots abandon landings in Storm Austen crosswinds
Manchester Evening News' airport footage shows go-arounds, sideways approaches and runway spray as severe weather disrupts UK travel.
Manchester Evening News
Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 157,188 views a day, 32 times a normal first day on this channel (4,936).
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Video summary
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- 0:00Storm warnings appear on screen as an aircraft abandons its landing and climbs away.
- 0:50An easyJet aircraft touches down before performing a go-around.
- 2:30A Ryanair jet approaches angled into the crosswind and lands on the wet runway.
- 3:20A TUI aircraft lands in gusty conditions, kicking up spray.
- 7:15Another easyJet approach ends with a climb away over the runway threshold.
- 9:15A twin-engine turboprop adjusts against heavy crosswinds on final approach.
An easyJet aircraft touches the runway, then climbs away again. Elsewhere in Manchester Evening News' Storm Austen compilation, passenger jets approach at an angle, adjusting against the wind before reaching the wet tarmac.
The channel's earlier forecasts outlined the threat of damaging gusts. This upload shows what those conditions mean at runway level, with no presenter between the viewer and the aircraft. Wind, engine noise and conversations among spectators accompany the footage.
The compilation drew more than 100,000 views in little over half a day, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for regular videos. A separate Storm Austen livestream also attracted unusually strong viewing, while another live feed showed conditions at Bristol Airport.
The report opens with the Met Office's amber wind warning for Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly. But most of its running time stays with the planes: a Ryanair jet lands angled into the crosswind, a TUI aircraft throws up spray on touchdown, and an easyJet approach ends with another climb away over the runway threshold.
Viewers discuss those go-arounds in particular, alongside the pilots' handling of the gusts. The final approach shown belongs to a twin-engine turboprop, still making visible adjustments against the wind before the closing card.
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- Channel
- Manchester Evening News
- Subscribers
- 144,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 915,643
- Channel views, pace per day
- 293,037 (on a normal day: 108,017)
- Video published
- October 23, 2026
- Video views so far
- 114,636 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 157,188
The numbers
The airport compilation has already drawn far more views than a typical first day for the channel's regular videos. Its separate storm livestream is also running above its usual start.
