British Airways praises pilots after aborted Heathrow landing amid Storm Corrie

As the aircraft’s nose is raised, the tail can be seen coming close to the runway’s surface.

In what was described as a “tail strike” by the video’s recorderBystander footage of the incident showed the Airbus A321 NEO’s tail coming close to the runway’s surfaceBritish Airways declined to say whether the aircraft experienced a tail strike.

In a statement, a spokesperson said: “Our pilots are highly trained to manage a range of scenarios, including extreme weather conditions, and our flight crew landed the aircraft safely.”

The spokesperson added: “Our customers and crew all disembarked as normal.”The aircraft flew again later that day, completing a flight to Geneva and back

An Airbus A320 pilot, who wished to remain anonymous, told the PA news agency it was a “standard incident which happens all the timeIf there is any doubt you go around…(it) doesn’t even have to be bad weather. If it looks as though

you are not going to land in the touchdown zone you go around,” they said.

Storm Corrie brought wind speeds of up to 90mph to the UK, leaving thousands of homes without power.