Watch: Air NZ s pretty dramatic aborted landing in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Watch: Air NZ s pretty dramatic aborted landing in Rarotonga, Cook Islands Mon, 28 Jun 2021, 3:06PM
New footage has shown the pretty dramatic and scary moment an Air New Zealand plane was forced to abort a landing while attempting to touch down over the weekend.
On Saturday, locals gathered near Rarotonga International Airport to watch planes come into land.
But stormy weather and gusty crosswinds created a difficult time for pilots attempting to land safely, giving locals an eye-opening and close up view.
The footage shows the Air NZ 787 Dreamliner approaching the runway at a significant angle, getting just metres from the ground before pulling out and aborting the scheduled landing.