The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “Aircraft blasts tourists with dust during unusually low landing at Greek airport” – below is their description.
A plane skims over tourists’ heads in what is believed to be the lowest ever landing at Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport in the Aegean Sea. The Wizz Air-operated Airbus jet swooped so low on its approach to the runway that dust and sand was kicked up into the air.
One girl watching from below toppled over backwards and a woman lost her hat in the powerful gust. The clip was posted online by an aviation enthusiast who has more than half a million followers on YouTube. He said it was likely to be the closest a plane has ever flown to the ground while landing at the airport.
In 2013, an Air Italy plane dropped very low just before reaching the same runway, but this is thought to be a new record. Skiathos is a picturesque island with a population of around 6,000. It was used as a filming location for the hit musical Mamma Mia. Its airport has a particularly short runway, which means pilots have to approach far lower than usual. The area next to the runway is often filled with plane spotters who enjoy the thrill of seeing them so close in action.
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