The terrifying moment an airliner pilot aborts landing at the last second while attempting to touch down in 50mph winds (and it looks just as alarming from a passenger's eye-view!)

  • Polish Enter Air flight tried to land at Salzburg Airport yesterday morning at 11am
  • Winds of 50mph meant the plane bounced off the runway and couldn't land 
  • Terrified passengers were forced to return to Frankfurt where it took off from 

By LARA KEAY FOR MAILONLINE

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This is the terrifying moment a plane had to abort landing after 50mph winds bounced it along the runway.

The Enter Air flight was supposed to land at Salzburg Airport in Austria at 11.25am yesterday.

But with such fierce winds blowing, even at high speed the pilot was unable to land the aircraft.

Nail-biting footage by Michael Hufnagl captures the moment the Boeing B7370-800 battles its way through crosswinds to reach the runway - but when it gets there the wheels bounce off the tarmac and it has to head skyward again.

This is the terrifying moment an Enter Air flight (pictured) tries to land at Salzburg Airport in Austria as it battles fierce crosswinds of up to 50mph 

This is the terrifying moment an Enter Air flight (pictured) tries to land at Salzburg Airport in Austria as it battles fierce crosswinds of up to 50mph 

Captured on camera the Boeing B7370-800 (pictured) shakes from side to side as it gets closer to the runway 

Captured on camera the Boeing B7370-800 (pictured) shakes from side to side as it gets closer to the runway 

Another terrifying clip shows the view from inside the plane, as the wing (pictures) shakes 

Another terrifying clip shows the view from inside the plane, as the wing (pictures) shakes 

The pilot was reportedly forced to fly the plane to Frankfurt, where passengers had boarded less than an hour beforehand.

Mr Hufnagl uploaded the footage to YouTube where it has got nearly 100,000 views in just 24 hours.

An equally unnerving video shows the plane from inside, where passengers were forced to hold tight and hope the plane would eventually land.

Commenting on social media one user said: 'Hats off to the pilot!'

Another commented: 'S*** weather! I don't know if it's wise trying to land if you are so extremely skewed.'

Nail-biting footage shot from a field near the runway shows the plane approach the tarmac

Nail-biting footage shot from a field near the runway shows the plane approach the tarmac

But as it hits the ground, it bounces up and down, unable to grip the tarmac properly

But as it hits the ground, it bounces up and down, unable to grip the tarmac properly

After bouncing back up, the pilot is forced to fly back into the air, as terrified passengers sit inside not knowing what is going on 

After bouncing back up, the pilot is forced to fly back into the air, as terrified passengers sit inside not knowing what is going on 

The plane was forced to fly back to Frankfurt where it took off from less than an hour before

The plane was forced to fly back to Frankfurt where it took off from less than an hour before

One said: 'OMG that was close', while another added 'Wow! Amazing! Bravo to the pilot, he must have saved several lives.'

One user called Pedro Gonzalex was less impressed, saying: 'What a stupid pilot, he shouldn't attempt it in the first place knowing the winds were strong, risking people's lives.'

The manoeuvre pilots use in strong winds is known as a crosswind landing. 

Enter Air is a Polish airline with less than 20 planes across Europe and Africa.

A spokesman for the company told MailOnline: 'The hurricane wind at Salzburg was very strong and when the aircraft received strong gust of wind, pilots acted quickly according to procedures and aborted landing.

'Polish pilots are very well trained for such weather conditions. No one was injured.'

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