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Hero Pilot's Emergency Landing Filmed In Istanbul

Hero pilot's heart-stopping emergency landing is caught on camera as he flies completely 'blind' to bring 127 tourists safely to earth after golf ball sized hailstones shattered the windscreen of his 'severely damaged' jet...

Incredible footage has emerged of a hero pilot's heart-stopping emergency landing as he flew completely 'blind' to bring 127 tourists safely to earth after golf ball sized hailstones shattered the windscreen of his 'severely damaged' jet.

Captain Alexander Akopov, who works for the Turkish company, AtlasGlobal, has been awarded the Ukrainian 'Order For Courage' after landing the hail-damaged passenger plane at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport during a fierce storm on Thursday.

He saved the lives of 121 passengers and 6 crew members by landing the Airbus A320 after unforgiving winds, rain and hail pummelled the jet's nose and windscreen.

Captain Alexander Akopov (pictured) has been awarded Ukraine's 'Order For Courage' after landing the hail-damaged plane
Incredible footage has emerged of a hero pilot's heart-stopping emergency landing as he flew completely 'blind' to bring 127 tourists safely to earth after golf ball sized hailstones shattered the windscreen of his 'severely damaged' jet.

Captain Alexander Akopov, who works for the Turkish company, AtlasGlobal, has been awarded the Ukrainian 'Order For Courage' after landing the hail-damaged passenger plane at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport during a fierce storm on Thursday.

He saved the lives of 121 passengers and 6 crew members by landing the Airbus A320 after unforgiving winds, rain and hail pummelled the jet's nose and windscreen.


Someone behind the camera on the ground can be heard saying: 'He won't do it, he won't do it.'
Sixteen other jets were rerouted from their planned destination of Ataturk airport, Istanbul, the pro-government Anadolu news agency reported.

At least ten people were injured - two of them seriously - when a violent thunderstorm struck Istanbul, Turkey, bombarding the city with massive hailstones and submerging much of the city in knee-deep water.

The storm, which lasted only 20 minutes, paralysed traffic and caused flash floods which submerged cars and buses.

Officials said more than 7,000 emergency workers were deployed to help in the aftermath of the storm which uprooted 230 trees, destroyed 90 roofs and sparked fires across Istanbul.

Capt Akopov said he and other crew were celebrating as if it was a 'second birthday' after his life-saving heroics in coping with damage caused by hailstones the size of hen's eggs which left a gash in the plane and disabled his auto-pilot.
'I have been flying for 30 years,' he said.

'Well, did you see the plane landing? Was it okay? The passengers are alive. It is normal. This is our professional reliability.

'Our locator did not show this weather disaster, this is why it happened. It was hard, but the main thing is that people are alive.'

The catastrophe hit some ten minutes after taking off on a Turkish airline AtlasGlobal flight to Erkan in Northern Cyprus.

After the plane had climbed to 1,300 meters, the hailstones cracked the cockpit windows, preventing the pilot from seeing his approach to land.

The captain was permitted to try and land at Ataturk airport even though it had been closed due to the atrocious weather.

A full-scale emergency was in place with fire appliances and ambulances waiting for the plane.

The video shows a woman with red nails gripping a seat because of the plane's extreme shaking during the landing.



Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko called the captain to congratulate him and awarded him with the Ukrainian Order of Courage.

Aviation experts also praised the two Turkish cabin crew members for their bravery.

Mass applause broke out at the airport when Captain Akopov landed the plane.

The pilots of other planes greeted the plane by flashing lights and came aboard to shake the pilots' hands. 


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Hero Pilot's Emergency Landing Filmed In Istanbul Reviewed by FOW 24 News on July 31, 2017 Rating: 5 Hero pilot's heart-stopping emergency landing is caught on camera as he flies completely 'blind' to bring 127 tourists safely ...

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