DOUBLE GO AROUND ! 😱 Emirates Airbus A380-800 ✈️ DIVERTED to Manchester Airport

[@Klian-IF]

You mean GA for Go Around instead of TOGA for Take Off Go Around ?

[@markwilliams9375]

Was in that plane. Pilot said tail winds were the issue, not sidewinds. Runway very short at BHX, not much excess for an A380 coming in hot. He could have landed, but risked not bring able to stop before the runway ended. 😅

[@HughShower]

If it was tail winds, why didn’t they request landing into the wind from the north instead?

[@MikeCBA]

The daft thing was that just before it got to BHX they were landing on RWY 15 then after it tried landing on 33 they switched back to 15!

[@Jonah_bluenose]

Runway length is 3052m, similar length to the runway at Manchester where it diverted to!

[@ranbirsingh7666]

Wow 😮, what absolutely amazing clip of a380 ✈️ . Passengers must have been well pissed off 🫣

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Ranbirsingh 👍

[@onachan83]

We were lol but glad someone got it on film interesting to see from the ground as we were watching on the inboard screens and could see he was never going to make it, after far too long waiting on the tarmac at Manchester with the promise of being flown back we were disembarked at Manchester.

[@ranbirsingh7666]

@@onachan83 thanks for reply. Hope you got home safely 👊🏼

[@Andres_1970]

Pissed off for being cared for? This is not joke. Better late than never !

[@onachan83]

@@ranbirsingh7666 yes we did thank you and hopefully all the crew did to, they were so fantastic bless them bearing in mind they wanted to get off too but think we were mostly happy to be all safe 😊

[@patriciam.1204]

A friend flying from Faro to Dublin on Sunday, two go rounds in Dublin, diverted to Manchester, Manchester to Dublin 2 more go arounds, diverted to Birmingham, Birmingham to Dublin, 1 more go around landed on second attempt. 😢 not allowed off the plane in Manchester or Birmingham. 13+ hours on the plane could have flown to Singapore 😂 (Ryan Air 737) . All weather related. The poor crew were exhausted but did change in Birmingham for the last “Leg “ she was never happier to see Dublin Airport bless her.

[@graciesunny6859]

We were supposed to be flying out on this A380 yesterday, we was watching it go around from departures. Emirates are putting on another A380 today (21st) EK8040 Flying out at 17:15 🙏🏼

[@wendyyoung7462]

Hopefully we get on it😂😂

[@Hijrah-Channel]

@@graciesunny6859 I was supposed to be flying out on that plane too which was cancelled. I've had no information from Emirates whatsoever, so I've contacted customer service who were sending me on a wild goose chase, booked me on a flight for 24th. They never told me anything about todays replacement flight for 17:15. Quite angry now!

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Like waiting for the number 9 to Quinton. Nothing for ages then two buses at once...

[@AirportAction]

🤣

[@BrianMcCann421]

I don't understand why people call a missed approach or a go-around a TOGA. TOGA is simply a button (in the case of Boeing) or pushing the throttle full forward (in the case of an Airbus) to engage the required thrust setting for a Take-off or go-around. The thrust setting is not always full power but a predefined thrust level (Flex temperature in the case of Airbus)

[@dennisk5180]

What a rare catch, Kev. Kudos to the pilots though. Always better to stay safe even if hundreds of passengers got their travel plans disrupted.

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Dennis , only the second time we have ever livestreamed an A380 double go around 👍

[@manuranderia5100]

My wife on the A380 yesterday, diverted to Manchester, got home 22.00

[@Antaviation.]

I’m stunned it never landed with winds calm at the round that time

[@AirportAction]

Likewise Anthony , was expecting EK to nail the third attempt , instead off to MAN it went 👍

[@paultaylor9652]

Impressive camera work, 380 must be one of the best aviation engineering projects to date.

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Paul 👍

[@racheldawes2725]

Thank you for sharing and braving the weather

[@AirportAction]

Thank you Rachel 👍

[@mopatel2940]

Watched that land at Manchester on another stream

[@HELSINKIspotting]

Good job mate 👍

[@AirportAction]

Thank you HELSINKIspotting 👍

[@kippamip]

Didn't seem that bad on the windage on the footage Kev. We had very heavy gusts in Belfast yesterday from about 1pm right through the evening and night. Flights cancelled from city and international airport. But bizarre he landed at Manchester which would have put him closer to the storm we had yesterday.

[@AirportAction]

The wind was constantly changing Kip , they switched runways twice , but it was the only aircraft that failed to land at BHX that day during the stream , even the cityjet performed a go around ( quite early admittedly ) but nailed it's second attempt 👍

[@EdOeuna]

That first go around decision seemed yo be made far too early. The second approach didn’t seem to have much in the way of cross wind either. Certainly not a howling crosswind.

[@vitality397]

nicely put together kev👍

[@AirportAction]

WOW , Vitality that is very kind , thank you for the OFF Stream Superchat 👍I thought i would try editing this one a bit differently , glad you like it 👍

[@ronh3424]

@@AirportAction yes very clever kev👍

[@markcardwell]

Awesome thx

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Mark 👍

[@andrewmyers9982]

Anyone know why it went around? Completely stable looking approach and winds were around 10kts at the time.

[@David-yy7lb]

I been retired from flying 747's for UPS for 8 years now i dont know what the pilot was worried about but he could have landed on the first try

[@megathumper777]

The airplane calculates its own energy for the landing based on weight and environmental conditions. We get a message if it’s limiting ‘If wet RWY too short’ it’s a mandatory go around in our company if the runway is indeed wet. The plane could have easily stopped, but safety margins get compromised. BHX, GLA are sporty on the A380

[@EdOeuna]

@@megathumper777- surely pilots shouldn’t be trying to land at airports where their performance exceeds runway distance. In fact, without an emergency, it’s illegal. It’s common, for me anyway, to use “wet” for landing performance just in case the runway becomes wet during the time between top of descent and landing, if it looks like rain is possible.

[@megathumper777]

@@EdOeuna we do a calculation based on reported ATIS conditions, this will allow us to commence the approach. If the energy of the aircraft is different at 500ft (ie tail winds) it will give you a caution incase the runway is wet, the pilots decide to go around if it’s a genuine warming.

[@EdOeuna]

@@megathumper777 - right, but if you’re flying somewhere and the report is 6/6/6 but maybe VCY SHRA it is better to use wet figures because that’s safer, more conservative and shows better airmanship. I do it all the time, especially in Asia when cells can move towards the airport a lot faster than ATIS is reported.

[@megathumper777]

@@EdOeuna yes I do the same. Always plan one worse than actual conditions. But if the plane shouts at you and thinks it’s going to overrun a GA must be performed as per company policy

[@AvGeek_ixa2005]

damn! those shots 🔥

[@AirportAction]

Thanks AvGeek 👍

[@anglodutch8321]

BHX has the runway at the worst angle in relation to the prevailing SW winds.

[@sajhayat9693]

The aircraft had an ECAM problem which is where the engine instruments are in the cockpit apparently it was showing incorrect figures of the engine speed so they had to delay it even more

[@seanuilliamoleathlobhair7408]

I was on that.

[@_BonsaiBen]

Isn’t toga just the detent for power for take off or go around, so it’s just a go around, not a toga? Or do folks in the industry say “Toga” to mean a go around?

[@shizak9623]

Good stuff loved plane spotting on a weekend at brum airport now get to watch live from my living room overseas thanks to your channel 👍👍

[@AirportAction]

Glad you enjoyed it shizak , thanks for the support 👍

[@wendyyoung7462]

I was wait at bhx for that flight they cancelled it and we go again today

[@Liberator74]

Didn’t look that windy?….

[@garthcox4307]

@Liberator74 I live about 10 miles away. I noticed about that time the winds got pretty strong and gusty for a while about that time and calmed down an hour or so later. Probably just unfortunate timing.

[@steveblanchard7293]

Im 20 miles away and it was very windy here and very gusty as well. I got blown along whilst walking & looking at flags in front of me that were were blowing right to left.

[@davidbarley6653]

i seen it from handsworth flying over my home .

[@janeclark4643]

And then off it went and landed 🛬 perfect at Manchester Airport 😮

[@AirportAction]

And now it's currently heading back to BHX from MAN Jane 👍

[@janeclark4643]

@@AirportAction Yes I heard that on the scanner… the pilot has a foreign accent but you can still understand what he’s saying with the volume turned up

[@janeclark4643]

@@AirportAction Airbus A380-800 reducing speed now it’s really nice listening to the pilots in charge of this magnificent aircraft

[@janeclark4643]

@@AirportAction coming in to land now

[@AirportAction]

@@janeclark4643 I got visual on FR24 Jane , but no audio ( out of range ) 😭🤣

[@k3zzyP]

Good catch.

[@AirportAction]

Thank you k3zzyP 👍

[@patrickwalsh1439]

I always thought it was after the 3rd attempt they divert....

[@davidcartwright5591]

Whatever the reasons for the go arounds it was a good call by the pilot flying . I hope we manage to get into LHR on Wednesday afteroon on board the Cathay A350 .

[@drsmith6595]

Have a good trip David. PS: Hopefully someone will be live streaming @ LHR on Weds afternoon 🤞

[@davidcartwright5591]

@@drsmith6595 . Thank you . Sadly it's not a good trip , my Mum died last week . It's a first for me , a A350 this time .

[@AirportAction]

Well said David , these pilots are angels of the skies , have a safe flight from Australia , and we hope to see you soon 👍

[@drsmith6595]

@@davidcartwright5591 Oh David, I’m so sorry to hear that. My mother was 87 last week, my father is 88. We owe so much to our parents & they will never be forgotten.

[@davidcartwright5591]

@@AirportAction . We certainly hope to see you in the coming week or two . We are in the Brum area from 23rd Oct to 12th Nov ..

[@penguinred651]

Great catch. As mentioned aircraft likely had issues. Nothing to do with the weather. Pilot skill as always.

[@AirportAction]

Thanks penguinred 👍

[@drsmith6595]

You won’t see that too many of those Kev 😮 The pilot just wasn’t having it was he, but with the enormous responsibility he has & the supreme skill pilots have, he can’t afford to take chances.

[@AirportAction]

Only the second time i've captured a double EK TOGA at BHX Dr Smith , as always the pilots keeping the aircraft and everyone on board fantastic 👍

[@sarahpurpleface]

It's just about to position back to BHX!

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Sarah , i'm watching on FR24 🤣👍

[@berndkunze2943]

Wow...

[@leanne31uk]

It’s just about to leave MAN for BHX 😁👍🏻

[@AirportAction]

Thanks Leanne , i'm watching on FR24 🤣👍

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Just gone over Cannock

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Is Kev still at the airport?

[@AirportAction]

@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Hi Bib , i'm showered and in my PJ's at home 🤣

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

@@AirportAction Can't say I blame you!

[@MidlandsAviation]

Very unusual that smaller 737s had no trouble landing and the A380s crabbing was steady enough 😊

[@joannejohnson-brown7391]

Bloody hell x

[@alanlewis2785]

Will you be filming Wednesday 23rd pm

[@AirportAction]

Unlikely Alan , but we may be able to get over to the airport at some point 👍

[@LeoHeggie-ch3df]

Pilot must be new

[@peterf7248]

Wind shear nothing to do with being new, the tell tale sign that’s it was wind shear warning is you keep the gear down in the manoeuvre so both go around are wind shear warnings.

[@EdOeuna]

A380’s windshear detection system is terribly over sensitive.