Emirates A380 plane 'stops mid-air' over Glasgow while en route to Dubai

Publish date: 2024-05-07

People have been left baffled after video footage appeared to show a plane hovering mid-air above Glasgow.

The clip of the Emirates Glasgow to Dubai flight was shared on social media and has over one million views as users flocked to the comment section to discuss the optical illusion.

While the plane appears to be hovering, it is actually moving slowly and as the video was filmed in a car going the opposite direction, it makes the plane appear still.

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TikToker rubyyyyy01 posted the footage to the platform to ask passengers on the Airbus A380 why they weren't moving, Glasgow Live reports.

She said: "If you are on the Glasgow to Dubai flight at 5 to 3, could we ask why you weren't moving and were sat mid air?"

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Many people flocked to the comment section to discuss why the plane appeared to be stuck mid-air. One person said the fact the video was taken from a car travelling the opposite direction of the plane made it look like it wasn't moving.

While another suggested clear blue skies as a potential reason for the strange sight.

But others said the plane was moving in the footage but due to strong headwinds it looked slower from the ground when in reality it was moving at the same speed.

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While other users joked there was a 'glitch in the matrix' and the plane was 'braking at the traffic lights'.

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