Terrified passengers were in 'flood of tears' as a 'trainee pilot' was forced to abort a landing at Manchester Airport during a snowstorm. The TUI flight from Tenerife was due to arrive at around 8pm on Thursday - but the pilot was forced to divert the jet to East Midlands instead due to the extreme weather conditions.
Several passengers were 'screaming and crying' as the plane was buffeted around in the 'awful' turbulence as Storm Larissa battered the UK. Passenger Gareth Salter said: "People were panicking, babies were screaming, women were crying. There were some young girls behind us in floods of tears.
"I was saying my prayers, to be honest. I didn't think I'd see my family again. It was just awful."
