Livestream captures moment Jet2 plane battled strong winds of Storm Boelo to land at Birmingham Airport

The high winds caused the plane to veer off the runway at Birmingham airport

A Jet2 plane has battled to land at Birmingham Airport due to high winds caused by storm Boelo.

The high winds caused the plane to veer off the runway at Birmingham airport on Sunday (October 25) causing distress for passengers.

The storms 50mph winds disrupted numerous flight landings, with other disruptions including an easyJet flight from Bristol, which diverted to Newcastle.

It comes after two storms battered the West Midlands over the weekend.

Parts of region was covered by a yellow weather warning as it was battered by Storm Austen on Friday (October 23) followed by Storm Boelo over the weekend (October 24-25).

Residents dealt with power cuts, flood warnings and fallen trees on roads and railway lines.

The airport and Jet2 has been contacted for a comment.

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