Originally Posted by
Sussex79
Hi - I was a passenger on this flight. The pilot seemed concerned from the outset. When we boarded in Dubai he mentioned the predicted wind and rain at Gatwick and said “we hope to get you there safely”.
With the cameras we were able to watch both landings and we seeemed a long way from runway on both attempts. Would crew confidence and an obvious landing worry before we even left Dubai come into it?
What was then strange was it was announced we were diverting to Manchester yet spent another 15 mins circling around Brighton. . .
Prior to departure in my old long haul outfit I tended to advise of a "light breeze" at destination - at top of drop I'd say, "the breeze had freshened up a bit" and 10-15 miles out, before the big bumps started, I'd say, "expecting a few bumps on final approach" - no sense in having the pax worry for 10-16 hours so just enough info before the bumps start so that they didn't think you'd been surprised by it.