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Passenger Jets Land above Holidaymakers’ Heads in Greece


Mon 15 Jul 2019 | 10:24 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Some holiday makers in an Island in the Aegean Sea traded a horrifying footage, showing holidaymakers taking selfies with passenger jets roaring in to land just a few feet above their heads on a Greek holiday island.

In one dramatic clip, people are knocked off a spot  by the jet blast of a British Airways aircraft seconds before it touches down at Skiathos Airport, Greece.

The landing strip, built just yards from the sea, has become a draw for thrill-seeking tourists looking to capture spectacular landings.

But the clip, which even shows a sign saying 'danger please keep away from aircraft blast', highlights the perils of standing beneath the giant aircraft.

The video even shows people being knocked off a ledge by the power of the jet blast.

Keen plane spotters say the British Airlines flight last week was a particularly low-flying one.

'The people who were watching the planes were pushed from the wall by the wake turbulence of the Embraer.'

The airport regularly sees low landings and tourists flocking to the spot to watch the planes come in.

The runway's proximity to a beach at one end, with a public road on the other, makes it difficult for planes to land.