Singapore Airlines plane abandons Perth landing in dramatic footage

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDramatic footage from Perth Airport shows a Singapore Airlines passenger plane abandoning its landing, and The West Australian is calling it a scary near-miss.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAbandoning. That's a very big word for a plane that decided to try again.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe footage is dramatic, Dale. People were watching a jet approach the runway and then, suddenly, not land.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's called a go-around. Pilots practice it.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA pilot looked at that runway and thought, not today, and flew off, which is the plane working exactly as designed.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call it a proactive landing deferral. Early reviews say the aircraft showed real runway discernment.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight, so the safe move gets the scary headline, and the one that lands without anyone filming gets nothing.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVerdict: eat a sandwich. I assume nobody was hurt, and the jet did the sensible thing.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo it's the only thing at Perth Airport that's ever declined to rush. We're back same time tomorrow.