A dramatic video captured the moment a Ryanair plane was forced to abort its landing in a popular Spanish holiday spot. It was shared by air traffic controllers on X and shows the plane trying to land during a storm at Tenerife South Airport.

The jet can be seen swaying side to side before quickly aborting the landing due to severe wind. Controllers described it as a "shear-related glitch" and said it was one of several that took place due to the turbulent weather last Thursday. The plane performed a "go-around" manoeuvre which involves it climbing back into the air instead of landing.

According to Spain's State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), the adverse weather impacted airports across the Canary Islands on Thursday. As reported by the Canarian Weekly, a number of planes missed their approaches due to strong tailwinds and opposing runway conditions.

A wind shear can suddenly reduce the lift on an aircraft and make it impossible to land. Pilots are trained to respond to them immediately, powering up the engines and climbing out of the approach. They are then able to attempt another landing or divert to another airport.

Spanish air traffic controllers shared the video of the aborted landing on X, writing: "This is how a shear-related glitch looks from the Tenerife South control tower."

They added in a series of comments: "There's a published missed approach manoeuvre, so, in principle, we know what they're going to do. And if we need to give them alternative instructions, we give them those too."

The crew then "basically have three options", including trying to land again, diverting to an alternate airport, or waiting to decide what to do.

The controllers continued: "Based on that, we guide them according to their request. Often, they land without problems on the second attempt."

Despite a number of glitches on Thursday, the controllers did not report any serious incidents.