Extreme weather makes dramatic plane landings in Spain

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Strong winds in northern Spain force planes to make dramatic landings at Bilbao airport.

27 April,2012 10:28 am

Extremely high winds in northern Spain on Wednesday (April 25) tested the skills of pilots as they landed in extreme conditions that swayed planes and frightened passengers.Video footage captured planes landing at Bilbaos Loiu Airport in sweeping winds which forced some pilots to abort the landing process.The Basque country registered winds of over 130 kilometres per hour.The State Meteorological Agency said winds reached up to 65 kilometres per hour at Loiu Airport, the daily Diario Vasco reported.AENA, the airport authority said high winds had affected air travel resulting in four aircraft being re-routed to different airports.Bilbaos airport, however, remained open throughout the bad weather.There were no cancellations but the conditions forced pilots to use their skills.