Strong crosswind + seagull on the runway = tricky day at the office! This easyJet Airbus A321neo (GUZMF) was arriving at Bristol Airport at 11:28am on Monday 19th December 2022 from Geneva (U26150/EZY51WR). There's barely been a knot of wind in the south of the UK for the coupe of weeks, with two high pressure systems blocking the typical winter low pressure systems battering the UK. But that all changed overnight on 18th/19th December when strong winds once again returned, blowing right across the runway at Bristol. The crosswind alone made this a fairly dramatic landing, but shortly after landing the pilots reported they may have hit a seagull! Airside Operations acted quickly and confirmed the remains on a seagull had been found on the runway. It's quite hard to spot the bird approaching the aircraft on the footage, but you can clearly see it falling to the tarmac after the impact. The remains were cleared and with the help of the fire department giving the runway a quick spray, it wasn't long before movements could recommence. The runway was closed for 20 minutes before EZY72MV/U26189 could depart to Pisa. All very well handled and a safe outcome. Air Traffic Control (ATC) communications are included.

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Video filmed at Bristol Airport on 19th December 2022.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 easyJet A321neo landing 100% speed, 1x zoom
00:54 Replay 100% speed, 2x zoom
01:11 Replay 25% speed, 2x zoom
01:57 Airside Operations removing seagull remains
02:47 Fire Department providing assistance
03:42 Fire Department cleaning runway
04:30 Fire Department returning to base
04:46 Runway Inspection before runway reopens
04:57 easyJet A320 lining up
05:12 TUI Boeing 737 MAX 8 Pushback
05:26 Movements resume easyJet A320 takeoff
05:51 Outro thanks for watching!

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