Hi,
The same thing happened to me whilst landing in Arrecife at the beginning of the month. We came into land and just as we touched down suddenly took straight off again.
An announcement was given at the time and we were told that it was quite normal practise!
I can tell you it's not a nice feeling and shall I say rather worrying at the time and not easy trying to explain to your daughter that the captain knows best and all would be fine when deep down your heart is thumping much faster than it should! We circled round again and thankfully landed safely. The captain explained that the aircraft hadn't been stable enough to land due to the winds. We did learn later that day that we were not the only flight this had happened to, others had tried to land but had had to fly to the other islands whilst waiting for the wind to drop.
Oh well I thankfully live on to tell the tale

Just reading all these posts makes me feel that hubby and I should make the most of the bar service next August so that we wont care too much by the end of the flight should we go up, down and around 2 , 3 or even 4 times before we land!

sue136 wrote:

make the most of the bar service next August so that we wont care too much by the end of the flight should we go up, down and around 2 , 3 or even 4 times before we land

But if something does go wrong (referance what happened in Amsterdam this morning), a steady pair of legs and a clear head may make the difference.

Darren

Hi Darren

Just to say that my last comment was posted as a joke - my idea of bar service is 2 small bottles of wine and is an 'in joke' with hubby! Just posted in jest - To be honest I am one of your fliers who is very nervous and has to laugh or cry --- or make light of the fear I have every time I walk down the tunnel in to the plane. To me flying is always a serious business -----------

Have , quite literally, just come home and seen the news report (as I type) re the Turkish crash for the first time. So distressing for everyone - there seem to be so many incidents at the minute. I am sure that all of our thoughts go out to everyone affected - would never want to be seen to be insensitive -

x

just found this topic!

my mum & dad were on a flight to malaga a few years ago and were so close to the runway in malaga they thought they'd had the smoothest landing in history, until the engines roared into life and away they went again! when they came back round for the 2nd attempt they heard the landing gear coming down...it hadn't came down the first time! just goes to show pilots know exactly what they're doing and are able to avoid disaster!

wasn't a great holiday for them, first that, then it rained for 2 days, then there was a thunderstorm while they were at malaga airport waiting to come home...serves them right for leaving us kids at home haha!!!

Couldn't agree more about the pilots - they all have my respect. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to have the responsibility for the safety of hundreds of people (on a good day!) It is to their credit that they remain calm in such difficult circumstances.

We were sat at Salzburg last Feb when those massive storms battered Europe, it was crazy, it got to the point where the last 3 flights coming in had to abort, one plane made 3 attempts before giving up. We were told all Salzburg flights were redirected to Munich which is where we all got bussed to, put up in a hotel and flew home the next day. Fair play to Jet2 they certainly looked after their passengers.

*Leanne* wrote:

my mum & dad were on a flight to malaga a few years ago and were so close to the runway in malaga they thought they'd had the smoothest landing in history, until the engines roared into life and away they went again! when they came back round for the 2nd attempt they heard the landing gear coming down...it hadn't came down the first time! just goes to show pilots know exactly what they're doing and are able to avoid disaster!

It's unlikely that was the cause of the missed approach / go around. Landing gears are lowered way before you are on final approach (2-3000ft / 7-10 miles out) and if there aren't 3 green lights indicating the landing gear is down and locked, the approach will be missed to troubleshoot way before you get anywhere near the runway. It's more likely to have been an aircraft in front not vacating the runway in time with ATC hoping to give late landing clearance than a landing gear problem, and they hadn't noticed the noise of the gear on the first approach.

Presto2 wrote:

Couldn't agree more about the pilots - they all have my respect.

Agreed x10. Having flown light aircraft, those at the pointy end have a chalanging job and they have my respect. Flying for them is routine, it's when something doesn't go to plan where they earn their money and the highest respect.

Darren