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Passengers onboard a British Airways flight were screaming and praying after a wild aborted landing attempt in strong crosswinds on the island of Gibraltar.
Video filmed from the ground and from inside the plane showed the Airbus A320 rocking from side to side, seemingly out of control, as it climbed after an aborted landing at around midday (local time) on Monday.
Passenger Ramesh Samanti told local newspaper The Gibraltar Chronicle the plane felt like it was “out of control”.
“The plane was swinging from left to right and all you could hear were people shouting and screaming,” he told the Chronicle.
“It was very scary and people were shouting, ‘Oh my God’ and praying.”
The flight from London to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, was forced to divert to the Spanish port city of Malaga.
A spokesman for British Airways told ABC News that “at no point was there a risk to safety”.
“The flight has landed safely and passengers have left the aircraft normally,” the spokesman said in a statement.
“Due to strong winds in the Gibraltar area, our pilots decided to land in Malaga as a precaution.
“The safety of our customers and crew is always our number one priority.”
Passengers were provided with ground transport for the journey to Gibraltar.
Gibraltar airport is known for having strong winds in the area and diverted flights are a common occurrence.
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