Flightradar - some poor passengers really aren't landing at Madeira at the moment

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2 landing attempts and still not down.

I think it's windy there

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I fly to Madeira often and couldn't land in two occasions, had to go back to mainland and try the following day. The main problem in Madeira is the wind and the feeling of landing there when is windy is that you're going to crash.

TAP doesn't risk it as much as other companies when it's windy (they had a fatal crash in Madeira in the 80's) and that's why sometimes they don't land while others do.

It certainly was. Remember being thrown forward as the plane had to stop very quickly.

Same this morning the Lisbon flight is currently on the 3rd attempt but a Düsseldorf flight is also landing. I am strangely invested now.

Oooh and the Nantes flight is also here!

2000 ft apart. Mumsnet has turned me into some strange things.

What is going on!!

LuxAir is trying

Well this is fascinating. Never seen planes so close together

They’re all 3000 feet apart though, height-wise.

Morning! I can't believe I've finally found my people. I thought I was alone in the world with my perusal of flight radar!

2 now diverted to Porto Santo

Thunder and lightning storms according to BBC weather app.

I'm sad enough that I've got one of their antennas attached to my roof so I feed into the data...

Must be some awful weather at the airport

Love flight radar, never knew ot was called christiano Ronaldo Airport either 😅

MY PEOPLE!!! I’ve found you 🙌🙌🙌

I've flown into Funchal on a clear day - made you catch your breath! Isn't it there that they have an awful statue of Christiano Ronaldo?

Another one diverting off

I’ve had a subscription for years and never knew the app did this! Thanks 😄

@BasilParsley

I'm sad enough that I've got one of their antennas attached to my roof so I feed into the data...

What!? No?! How?! Tell me more!!!!

I was looking to see if they had a live feed at the airport but couldn't find one but this shows why it's a bit dicey Landing in Madeira I thought coming into Gibraltar was iff but I think I'd rather that.

"Once more into the hold and scream if you want to go faster"

Hopefully someone will get that "brilliant" reference

I remember landing at Madeira airport, terrifying. I think it’s quite common that they have to turn around

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