A terrifying video shows the moment a passenger jet was forced to abort its landing during Britain's 'storm of the century'

• Onlookers were amazed to watch a British Airways flight abort a rocky landing on Sunday at London's Heathrow airport during high winds of Storm Ciara.
• Footage caught by Big Jet TV shows a Boeing 777 pass overhead before wobbling and bouncing as its wheels touch the ground – but is then forced to take off again in what was described as a "touch and go" attempt.
• The UK braced itself to be buffeted by gusts forecast to be up to 60 mph over the weekend, which caused massive disruption to air, rail and road transport networks.
• More than 20 missed landings have been reported from the high-volume London airport during the storm.
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A jet was forced to make a rare "touch and go" landing during high winds at Heathrow Airport on Sunday during winds caused by a storm dubbed by some commentators the "storm of the century."

The landing attempt, which was captured on camera by aviation livestreaming channel Big Jet TV, shows a plane identified by the channel as a Boeing 777 making a heart-stopping attempt to land at the London airport. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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