Wicked winds force jet to abort landing at last second

Published December 6, 2013 1:46pm CST

BIRMINGHAM, England (WITI) -- A pilot attempting to land a Boeing 777 airplane in Birmingham, England on Thursday, December 5th was forced to abort because of extremely high winds.

The Emirates jet was trying to land at Birmingham Airport from Dubai. The video below shows the pilot's first missed approach. He also missed the second and then diverted to London Gatwick.