HiSky Plane Difficult Crosswind Sideways Landing in Dublin Goes Viral

The difficult crosswind sideways landing of a HiSky aircraft on a cargo flight to Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, December 21, 2023, which landed in gusty winds was captured on video by DubjetAviation and the footage went viral around the world, being shared by aviation enthusiasts all across the internet.

The HiSky aircraft landed during high winds associated with Storm Pia. However, the amazing skills displayed by the pilots who operated a difficult crosswind sideways landing in such challenging weather managed to bring the aircraft safely on the runway at Dublin airport. The captured footage during the landing shows how the pilots handled the difficult situation with exceptional skill and composure.

The aircraft, an Airbus A321 Neo, operated by HiSky Europe, registered in Romania, was effectuating a cargo flight to Dublin from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport. The plane is registered as YR-WOW, which generated several reactions from aviation enthusiasts who were left exclaiming its name after seeing the video.

HiSky Will Introduce Direct Flights to New York from Bucharest, and from Cluj and Chisinau with short layovers in Bucharest

Recently, HiSky has received authorization to fly to the USA, with direct flights from Bucharest to New York starting on June 7, 2024, while flights to New York will also be available with departures from Cluj and Chișinău, with just a short layover in Bucharest. HiSky has introduced the option for direct purchase of flights to New York from both Cluj and the capital of Moldova. The flight schedule connecting these cities to Bucharest has been adjusted, ensuring a mere 1 hour and 10 minutes layover time, allowing passengers to reach the boarding gate for the scheduled flight Bucharest, Henri Coanda – JFK, New York. Thus, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, passengers from Western Romania and Moldova will board their flights at 6:30 am, landing in New York at 11:35 am local time, with a total travel time, including the layover, of only 12 hours.

“Bucharest Airport has become the main HiSky hub, however, as promised to our passengers, we aim to offer advantageous travel options for residents throughout the entire region. Last year, we introduced the convenience of connecting flights to provide access to our entire route network for passengers from Romania and Moldova. Establishing connections to the USA is a natural step, especially since we are talking about this previously inaccessible and highly anticipated destination for both the business community and tourists, as well as the diaspora. We have worked extensively to optimize the flight schedule to achieve this level of perfect coordination between connections while maintaining accessible departure times in the morning and sufficient time for transfers, without significantly extending the total travel duration. We have succeeded in creating a hassle-free experience, from booking to landing at the final destination, so that passengers do not feel significant differences between direct and connecting flights, both in terms of ticket price and travel effort,” says Iulian Scorpan, CEO of HiSky.

Photo: screenshot from DubJet Aviation Videos YouTube Channel