WATCH: The terrifying moment a plane struggles to land in strong winds
Look away now if you don’t like flying.
This is the nerve-shredding moment a giant Emirates Airbus A380 – the world’s biggest aeroplane – battles strong crosswinds as it lands, before swerving and skidding left and right as it finally reaches the runway.
The Airbus A380 aeroplane from the Dubai-based United Arab Emirates airline was approaching Dusseldorf Airport, Germany.
The footage shows the 562-tonne giant double-decker approaching the runway but being buffeted by strong winds.
Despite its weight, the video shows how easily the craft is affected by the strong winds.
And as it lands, the plane jerks violently from right to left, before the pilots regain control and straighten up the craft.
The plane carries more than 500 passengers.
The spectacular footage was shot by ‘Cargospotter’, who wrote they ‘filmed a few thousand crosswind landings at several airports in Europe’ – but this particular landing was ‘extraordinary’.
