Irish pilots save plane and 46 passengers during landing - AAIU

Aer Lingus Regional

Ralph Riegel

A quick-thinking Aer Lingus Regional pilot and co-pilot saved their plane and 46 passengers by flying into a rain shower to clear sea salt which had completely caked their aircraft windscreen.

The revelation came as an Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) report praised "the good airmanship" of the crew of the ATR-72 flight from Manchester to Cork whose skill  averted a potential accident at 10.50pm on January 2 2014.