Strong winds, Heavy rain & GO AROUND at London Luton Airport, Storm Bronagh 2018

**This video has been filmed and edited by myself, Casey and is my property. This video can not be taken or reuploaded without permission from me**
Hi all. With being in Dusseldorf on Wednesday, it meant I missed out on most of the fun in the UK with Storm Ali. Not to worry however, as Storm Bronagh was following shortly behind, and gave a battering wave to most of the UK, with Luton in particular receiving up to 40kt gusting winds. This gave me an opportunity to head up and film in such conditions, the first for me this season.
We arrived around 12 noon, and the winds were around 35kts, they gradually increased as the video progresses, with some landings being more harrier than others. For much of our visit the winds were coming from a 270 degree angle, which meant for the most part the planes were landing in headwinds rather than the more exciting crosswinds. Still however, there were still some incredible gusts and it did make it quite challenging for some aircraft to land, notably the Easyjet A319 from Inverness which had to abort its landing due to windshear seconds from touchdown!
In addition to the wind, an unanticipated heavy rain shower also crossed the airport, which we didn't see in the met office forecast. This particular shower bought very heavy rainfall, the heaviest I've ever filmed in, and low visibility which consequently suspended operations on the airfield for about 10 minutes. In result, the Easyjet A319 which aborted landing diverted to Stansted, and all outbound aircraft were held all the way down TWY Alpha. After the showers passed, aircraft began departing again, and giving a good hair drying of the runway - producing some epic spray! As you can see in the thumbnail!
Some footage was quite shaky, as you can expect standing out in the open on a car park in 40kt gusting winds, it can be quite challenging to keep a tripod firm and steady while filming so I do apologise for any shaky footage in places, I did remove the worst from the final cut.
Thanks for watching.
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[@thomasnorton2679]

Splendid film as always Casey, that car park has got to be one of the best places in the country for watching planes, big thumbs up from me as always

[@liamphilbin7256]

qqqqqqqqqqq💒

[@dfwaviation2066]

Incredible video! Love seeing planes in windy conditions!

[@cbwplanespotting2599]

Great spotting Casey. I enjoyed it all and it's so nice to see another spotting from London Luton.

[@JelmersAviation]

Fantastic spotting compilation mate! I enjoyed it! Liked!

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

Casey your a brave man! was supposed to be going to Duxford tomorrow (sunday) but not going due to bloody weather!

[@CPlanespotting]

Thank you, sorry to hear about Duxford, it does look a bit rubbish weather wise tomorrow

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

@@CPlanespotting Can't complain to much been s great summer in general.

[@OrdinaryJack1912]

Ian S I don't think there is a more British word than 'Bloody.'

[@Reqnaw10]

Excellent. Thanks. The TUI 757 might have waited until it got to the terminal, rather than peeing on the taxiway (29:03)

[@goncalolavadinho1704]

lmao

[@Crosbie85]

Lol

[@mattoliver6179]

Very windy indeed. Nice vid ✈️❤️

[@topfelya]

Some great footage here 14:32 Make it as separate short video Casey . It could go viral

[@JaeDavies23]

I flew back from Milan-Malpensa on the 20th September and let's just say the landing back to London Luton was a little scary. Those winds weren't playing around. 😬

[@christophertrott8663]

Hi, I don’t suppose you caught EZY2018 (G-EZTA) from FAO arriving back to Luton around 18:20L. I was flying and we went around low level then returned for a normal landing?

[@hannesmovies1741]

Nice Video mate ;D What camera did you use in this Video?

[@airlinephoto]

Nice... is the spotting location easy access? With parking?

[@CPlanespotting]

Yes, a 5 min walk from the terminal, just follow the signs for Multi Storey Car Park

[@airlinephoto]

Casey Planespotting ok brilliant many thanks.... keep the vids going 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

@@airlinephoto car park charges are quite expensive though

[@airlinephoto]

Ian S thanks Ian. Just looked at prices!!! Might be cheaper parking and bussing it. Thanks again. What’s the cheapest place to park nearby?

[@ianstewartaviation2634]

@@airlinephoto there is nowhere near to park at the airport you would need to park in town to be honest.

[@the777hp3]

Nice Casey 👍👍

[@mxtt04]

Out of all the named storms for ireland/uk which one will be the strongest one ?

[@dandelaney2704]

Mateusz Siwinski Ali probably

[@CPlanespotting]

There's only been two so far, with more to come. Ali was certainly stronger than Bronagh and caused more damage and issues, especially in Ireland. But we'll have to see as there may be a stronger storm to come.

[@jkaviation9808]

Amazing!!👍🏽👍🏽