Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated videos of a “professional” landing of an EgyptAir plane at Heathrow Airport in the British capital, London, amid strong winds.
Yesterday, captain EGYPTAIR @EGYPTAIR Walid Murad, successful landing work, one of the most difficult things possible at Heathrow Airport in the midst of a storm that had many planes changing their course following failing to land https://t.co/pVaV5IUgDQ
The video clip was taken from his page called “Big jet TV” on YouTube, and extends for 7 hours, gaining more than 7 million views.
The President of EgyptAir praises the efficiency of the London flight captain in dealing with the repercussions of Storm Eunice during landing at Heathrow Airport https://t.co/n9A0nGartt
The pilot, Walid Murad, said with the media, Lamis Al-Hadidi on the ONTV channel: “I am like any pilot in EgyptAir, young or old. We took training and trainers from our old pilots who trained us and taught us all of the same level, and we are all praises to God, Lord of the Worlds, and Lord, this is positive for EgyptAir.”
Watch global reactions to the dazzling landing of the Egyptian pilot, Walid Murad, during a strong storm #Final_Word https://t.co/ftUTPVYmr7
He added: “We are honored and honored that we, EgyptAir, fly the most modern airliners in the world, and thank God, our training is very high and highly efficient.”
A video clip of the success of the Egyptian pilot, Walid Murad, in landing skillfully at Heathrow Airport in the midst of Storm “Eunice”, which made the plane sway in the sky of London.. compared to the other pilots his peers https://t.co/UF2aw5ACG6
For its part, EgyptAir published a video of the landing, in a tweet, in which it said: “Pilot Amr Abu Al-Ainin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company for EgyptAir, praised the performance of pilot Walid Murad, the pilot of flight MS777 of the Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner heading to Heathrow Airport, and his flight crew for their highly professional treatment. During the landing of the plane, amid an unprecedented weather phenomenon that Britain witnessed due to its exposure to Storm “Eunice”, which led to the inability of many flights to land and diverting many flights from Heathrow Airport to other airports.
She added: “A large number of airlines also canceled their flights at the capital’s airports, and the Met Office called on the British to stay at home, and issued a red alert, the highest level in southwest England and southern Wales, which made the behavior of the EgyptAir flight captain and his smooth landing praised in the newspapers. English and International.
And EgyptAir continued: “Pilot Amr Abu Al-Ainin stressed that this situation is not new to the sons of the National Company, as all pilots are characterized by high efficiency and professionalism in dealing with various situations and emergency conditions, and they are internationally recognized for their efficiency and training at the highest level in the face of bad weather conditions during takeoff and landing. The human element in the various Egyptian airlines, including pilots, engineers, administrative technicians and others from various disciplines, is one of the most efficient elements in the air transport industry and holds international certificates and accreditations.
