[RiversEdge]

Passengers on a Wizz Air flight experienced harrowing moments during their landing at Birmingham Airport on Sunday, February 9th, amidst the powerful winds of Storm Ciara. The flight, originally scheduled to land at London Luton Airport from Warsaw, was rerouted to Birmingham due to the adverse weather conditions brought on by the storm.

As the aircraft made its approach to Birmingham Airport, it encountered severe turbulence. Onlookers observed the wings of the plane flexing dramatically, and the aircraft rocked violently from side to side, a clear indication of the challenges posed by the storm's powerful gusts. The situation inside the plane was tense, with passengers feeling the intense effects of the weather.

The landing was particularly rough. Upon touching the runway, the plane bounced and swerved with considerable force, a testament to the pilot's struggle to maintain control under the extreme conditions.

Adding to the intense experience, a video captured inside the aircraft during these moments revealed the reactions of the passengers. One woman's audible distress, fearing for her life, encapsulated the fear and anxiety experienced by those on board.

[K53]

All passengers needed to say a prayer and thank the pilot.

[RiversEdge]

in regards to the 2nd video; is this just me? Like a damn kid who doesn't get his way in Wal-Mart.

[iceman247]

Damn GOOD pilot

[LrlynJy]

I was just wondering. In cases of storm like that, is it possible that those wings be broken by the wind? Dont know much about aircraft building but are those wings flexible?

[gringo1965]

First video is crazy.

[vulturedoors]

Originally Posted by LrlynJy ↗

I was just wondering. In cases of storm like that, is it possible that those wings be broken by the wind? Dont know much about aircraft building but are those wings flexible?

The wings are extremely flexible and are designed to take a great deal of punishment. There are videos of stress tests on airliner wings. The 777 stress test showed the wings tolerating 154% of the highest possible weather forces the plane could ever encounter, and was designed to tolerate a vertical displacement of 24 feet before failing.

So yeah, this plane was fine in terms of physical strength. The bigger danger in situations like this is passengers being thrown around the cabin or struck by loose objects. That's why they tell you to keep your seatbelt fastened at all times.

[r.p.mcmurphy]

In the modern jet era, there is only one case of a catastrophe caused by "weather" aloft overstressing the structure, some crazy winds around Mt. Fuji in the 60's. And aircraft are much better since the 707 (if maintained correctly).

[RiversEdge]

"WizzAir" Airlines. Probably has 15 Bathrooms & 30 port-a-potties with countless catheters stowed away, for your best "WizzAir" experience.

[ASweetOldMan]

There are definitely plenty of circumstances where an airliner would be overstressed, but the pilots don't fly into conditions like those. However, my understanding is that most airliners would have the tail fail before the wing would.