Passengers ‘throw up’ on plane that couldn’t land at Heathrow during Storm Eunice

Dr Tim Craggs had a very bumpy journey to Heathrow this morning as Storm Eunice battered London

Travellers threw up and hyperventilated as a plane struggled to land at Heathrow Airport this morning in the midst of Storm Eunice.

A number of flights to and from the UK have been cancelled, while others have been re-routed as the country was battered with record breaking 122mph winds.

Earlier today around 130,000 viewers online were enthralled by this plane spotter’s running commentary on planes attempting to land at Heathrow in such challenging conditions.

Dr Tim Craggs, a senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield, was likely to have been on one of those flights and has relived the ‘difficult’ experience.

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He was meant to catch a flight to San Francisco after travelling with British Airways from Manchester to London.

But the plane took two attempts to land at Britain’s busiest airport, and the turbulence proved too much for some passengers.

He said passengers on board were being sick and hyperventilating after the first landing attempt

A plane spotter’s livestream at Heathrow attracted 130,000 viewers earlier today (Picture: PA)

The founder of Exciting Instruments Limited said a big gust of wind swept the aircraft on its first approach.

This made it ‘lurch to the left and down’ – prompting the pilot to push the throttle and abort the landing.

‘At this point some people were really starting to worry. Two passengers near me were hyperventilating and many were very sick,’ he told iNews.

‘The 18-month-old on his mother’s lap was loving it, giggling with every drop or rise. The mother was throwing up behind his head.’

Despite his ordeal, Dr Craggs says he was keen to get back into the air and is now set for his flight to San Francisco

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Dr Craggs says the second approach was ‘just as hairy’ but the plane did successfully land, while moving around a lot on the runway.

The plane was the first to land at the airport in 30 minutes, and everyone in the cabin bust into an applause when it touched down, he added.

His flight to San Francisco was due for 3.10pm and despite his ordeal, Dr Craggs says he was ‘very keen’ to get up in the air.

At around 4.50pm, he tweeted: ‘Final update (I very much hope) – we are about to board the flight to San Francisco. Woo!!! See you on the other side of the pond…Bring me a Bloody Mary!’

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