Easyjet pilot aborts landing at Southend Airport as plane 'going too fast'

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An Easyjet pilot aborted a landing at Southend Airport after he believed his approach speed to be too fast.

The pilot was reportedly thrown by a last-minute runway change.

A Southend Airport spokesman told the Southend Standard: "An Airbus 319 carried out a standard 'go around' procedure while approaching the airport.

"The pilot reported his approach speed was higher than desired and he elected to go around and make a second approach.

"This is a standard procedure and having gone around, the aircraft landed eight minutes later."

The pilot touched down on the airport's single runway from the opposite direction.

An Easyjet spokesman said: "On occasion, all pilots need to take the decision to go around on landing, for operational reasons. This is a routine procedure and one for which all pilots are trained.

"On this occasion, it was due to a short notice change of runway allocation. The safety of our passengers and crew is our highest priority and the pilot made the right decision to ensure a safe and comfortable landing."

Aspokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority added: "Go-arounds are a standard procedure pilots are trained to undertake if operational factors make it the safest option on attempting a landing."

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