Holidaymakers suffered a scary start to their vacation when their plane needed three attempts to land in high wind.
Plane spotter Oksana Starykova saw it near the airport when she filmed the TAP Air Portugal jet do two go-arounds before safely landing on the third attempt.
Hair-raising footage showed the plane wobbling in the air while apparently being buffeted by strong winds.
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The pilot aborted the landing and did a go-around for a second attempt.
Oksana looked anxious as the jet swayed in the wind and took to the sky again.
She crossed her fingers for luck as the plane came in to land for the third time.
Oksana then cheered as the jet made a safe landing at the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Sunday (22 Jun).
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The 41-year-old shared three videos on her ‘Madeira Picnic’ TikTok page that were viewed nearly 4m times.
Oksana, who now lives in Madeira, told What’s The Jam: “Aviation is a real passion of mine, wherever I travel in the world, I always seek out the best plane spotting locations.
“Madeira’s airport is particularly special for aviation enthusiasts due to its stunning location and challenging approach.
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“Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport is famous for being one of the more challenging airports in the world due to its mountainous terrain and coastal winds.”
Oksana, who originally comes from Ukraine, added: “I work in tourism and I own the travel company ‘ZlovyMoment’.
“I’ve been living in Madeira for the past six months.
“Before that, I spent five years organising travel experiences here for tourists visiting Madeira.
“Now I’m permanently based here, I’m developing my own Madeira travel guide, which will really help tourists discover and explore this unique island.”
One local said: “Madeira is one of the worst to land there, they say, it’s common to see go-arounds there, scary.”
“I was there in 2022 and it was a bit creepy to land,” said Jonna.
Erik remarked: “Much more exciting before they extended the runway!”
