Pilot ‘may have put himself under unnecessary pressure’

THE pilot of the aircraft that crashed at Cork Airport may have put himself “under unnecessary pressure” to land the plane in dense fog.

A number of former pilots and aviation experts have said it was unusual for the pilot to make more than two attempts to land in such conditions and that he may have been better off to divert to another airport.

Former training captain with Aer Lingus, Ted McCourt, said the pilot may have put himself “under unnecessary pressure” when attempting to land the plane for a third time.