The high winds at Newcastle were making for a very bumpy descent and the lower we got the worse it became. It was obvious the pilot was earning his wage on this one and as we approached the ground the engines went to full power, we were clearly going around.

As soon as we had regained some height the pilot came on to explain the go around and said that he would have one more attempt and then redirect to Edinburgh

Second time around was as bumpy as the first time but seemed to ease right at the end and we were down. That’s a new experience for me, one I’m not it a rush to repeat

Widespread clapping in the cabin and we were taxiing over to the walk in gate.




Whilst we waited for the stairs the pilot came out and he said the second one was indeed a lot smoother right at the end and the first one he had no choice but to go around.

Quickly through passport control, Uber booked and arrived in 1 minute as usual and now finally home and writing this last update. Definitely a more exciting end to the trip than I expected!