London: Manchester United's chartered plane had to abort its landing just seconds before the touchdown when it was taking the squad to Germany for the Champions League match on Tuesday.
After the last minute abortion of landing, the chartered 185-seater Monarch Airlines Airbus 321 jet had to circle the city and landed safely on its second attempt at Cologne's Konrad Adenauer Airport on Tuesday after 10 minutes delay.
“The aircraft, carrying the squad and back room staff, was 400 metres from the Cologne runway when the pilot was alerted to another plane on the ground and had to quickly abandon the descent and rise sharply," the Manchester Evening News reported on its website.
Manchester United central defender Rio Ferdinand tweeted, "Landed in Germany .... just .... I've only just recovered after that choppy landing!"
