An airplane stops landing and takes off again

Footage was captured Friday in Washington of a plane aborting its landing and then taking off to resume its maneuver.

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Pilot and commander Dominique Toust explains, “For normal people it’s very interesting to see a plane turn like that, but for us, we practice over and over again in the simulator. It’s almost a normal maneuver”.

If the pilot feels he cannot reach the target on the runway, he goes for a simple climb, Mr. Toust explains.

“It’s math,” he says.

When the weather becomes difficult, additional fuel is scheduled accordingly, allowing the pilot to retry the landing.

The storm is still causing delays at several airports.

The worst conditions for the entire flight were not wind or snow, but a combination of the two, Mr. Toust explains.

“It’s unfortunate that it falls during the Christmas holidays,” he said.

“It will be difficult for airlines to recover from this. […] One delay begets another. This delay is difficult to catch even after the storm subsides.

According to Dominic Daoust, it can take up to a week to get back to normal.