Marrakech Menara Airport

Touchdown in 3... 2... And the airplane is speeding up and climbing again? What's going on? My mind immediately jumped to the possible emergency procedures I had learned during a recent interpreting gig in the field of aviation. Engine failure? Engine fire? Avionics? Stuck landing gear? But if we're doing a go-around it shouldn't be too critical...

Soon enough we were informed that we'd had too much tailwind to safely complete the landing. The second attempt went well and soon I was able to set foot on the African continent for the very first time - yay!Read more