VIDEO: Plane lands sideways due to heavy winds
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
A plane landed sideways due to heavy storm winds - and the video is doing the rounds on social media.
In this viral video, we can see a two-tiered plane fighting strong winds, almost at a 90-degree angle to the runway, before finally touching down.
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The plane is the world's largest passenger plane. It is typically flown by two pilots, according to Sky News.
Hundreds of flights into and out of the UK were cancelled because of strong winds caused by Storm Dennis.
The skill of two pilots was captured on video as they landed the world's largest passenger plane sideways while battling heavy crosswinds at Heathrow Airport
— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 17, 2020
Read more on #StormDennis here: https://t.co/CmFeiRKwiO pic.twitter.com/XEkRQfPGXd
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