This dramatic video shows the moment an Emirates Airbus A380 bounced onto the runway as it battled fierce crosswinds at Manchester Airport.
As Storm Frank raged over much of the UK over the festive season and this footage proved that even a behemoth of the skies struggled in the torrential weather.
The passenger plane was arriving in Manchester from Dubai, and was forced to contend with winds of up to 50mph on landing.
The plane can be seen rocking from side to side as it approaches the runway at Manchester of Airport
Smoke can be seen from the tarmac as the Airbus A380 makes its bumpy landing
As the back wheels touch down on the tarmac, the force of the crosswinds mean the nose landing gear does not touch down immediately.
The plane can clearly be seen bouncing from side to side, before it lurches from its central line.
The dramatic nature of the landing raises exclamations from the person filming the aircraft, as well as others watching on.
However, the captain utilises all his skills to balance the aircraft and it cruises safely to the taxiway.
Winds got up to 50mph as Storm Frank battered much of the UK over the festive season
The behemoth of the skies lurched from left to right as it made its landing in Manchester
The Airbus was designed in the United for Wildlife' livery, with a tiger, a lion, a gorilla, a rhino, a bear and elephants printed on the side.
Hundreds of passengers had to endure nerve-wracking flights as planes battled fierce crosswinds whipped up by Storm Frank over the Christmas and New Year period.
Photographs taken in Edinburgh and Manchester showed aircraft rocking from side to side as pilots struggled to take off and land in the face of the gale-force winds that swept across Britain.
Speaking to MailOnline previously regarding crosswind landings, Steven Draper, representative of the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) and a former pilot said: 'Pilots are highly trained and have to use their skills day-in-day-out, so this type of crosswind landing is nothing out of the ordinary.
As the back wheels touched down, the nose of the aircraft remained up, as it rocked from side to side
The nose landing gear eventually touches down and the plane begins to slow down
'Landing in strong crosswinds or turbulence goes beyond the capabilities of the aeroplane's automatic pilot. This is a good example of why a pilot should be alert and free from fatigue when landing, and be given the opportunity to develop excellent handling skills.'
And Dai Whittingham, the chief executive of the UK Flight Safety Committee, stated that while crosswinds appear dangerous, they are an everyday occurrence.
He said: 'High winds in themselves are not dangerous but they can certainly be inconvenient, especially if the wind direction is across the runway.
The Airbus was designed in the United for Wildlife' livery, with a tiger, a lion, a gorilla, a rhino, a bear and elephants printed on the side
'All pilots train to land in high crosswind conditions and will have practiced to the aircraft limits in the simulator.
'When any new aircraft is certified to carry passengers it comes with a published crosswind limit which is the maximum that has been demonstrated by a test pilot during the certification process.
'If the wind is outside that limit the crew will have to take the aircraft to an alternate airport where the wind is within limits (which means a runway that has less of a crosswind component).
'In practice, the wind is rarely aligned fully with the runway so there is always a slight crosswind to deal with, it is just the amount of it that varies.'
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