Heathrow airport: A British Airways plane aborted a landing at London Heathrow airport on Sunday after hurricane-force winds prevented pilots from making a safe touch down.
The plane momentarily touched the runway before throttling the jet into take off from the airport.
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The plane landed safely during a second attempt.
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Storm Ciara battered the UK and northern Europe with strong winds and heavy rains Sunday, halting flights and trains and producing heaving seas that closed down ports.
With inputs from AP