The landing of Air Berlin&rsquo;s Flight AB7001 on Monday gave onlookers a scare after it made an extremely low fly-by while landing in German city of Dusseldorf with 200 people onboard.

This Miami to Dusseldorf flight was the airline&rsquo;s final one after the company officially declared long-haul flights to be over.

The plane&nbsp;made a sharp left turn towards the terminal building, with the people on the outside terrace screaming out in fear.

An airport employee who watched the dramatic scenes unfold thought at first the aeroplane would crash right into the terminal.

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qiKH_oi5gYU" width="560"></iframe></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">&times;</a></div>

&nbsp;

The pilots of the Airbus A330 have been suspended. An investigation by the airline revealed the&nbsp;Dusseldorf traffic control allowed the pilots to do a flyover as it was the last flight operated from the US to Germany.

&ldquo;We wanted to make a mark, a dignified and emotional goodbye,&rdquo; the Air Berlin pilot was quoted as saying by German broadcaster ZDF.&nbsp;

Markus Wahl, spokesman of a German pilot&#39;s organisation, said that at no time were people in danger in the well planned move and he is sure that the pilot did not do anything illegal.

On August 15, Air Berlin stated it was filing for insolvency, although most flights continued until further notice after the German government provided the airline with a loan.

On October 9, the airline however announced that it would cease all of its own operations by October 28.

&nbsp;

Air Berlin pilots suspended after farewell fly-by

The landing of Air Berlin’s Flight AB7001 on Monday gave onlookers a scare after it made an extremely low fly-by while landing in German city of Dusseldorf with 200 people onboard. This Miami to Dusseldorf flight was the airline’s final one after the company officially declared long-haul flights to be over. The plane made a sharp left turn towards the terminal building, with the people on the outside terrace screaming out in fear. An airport employee who watched the dramatic scenes unfold thought at first the aeroplane would crash right into the terminal. × The pilots of the Airbus A330 have been suspended. An investigation by the airline revealed the Dusseldorf traffic control allowed the pilots to do a flyover as it was the last flight operated from the US to Germany. “We wanted to make a mark, a dignified and emotional goodbye,” the Air Berlin pilot was quoted as saying by German broadcaster ZDF. Markus Wahl, spokesman of a German pilot's organisation, said that at no time were people in danger in the well planned move and he is sure that the pilot did not do anything illegal. On August 15, Air Berlin stated it was filing for insolvency, although most flights continued until further notice after the German government provided the airline with a loan. On October 9, the airline however announced that it would cease all of its own operations by October 28.

Air Berlin pilots perform low fly-by, suspended

&nbsp;

Flight AB7001 from Miami to Dusseldorf landed on Monday morning after the company officially declared long-haul flights to be over.

The bankrupt airline yesterday&nbsp;<a data-action="11364101" data-content-type="news" data-track="false" data-type="inline" data-word-count="8" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pilots-who-performed-extremely-low-11364101">suspended the pilots who carried out the manoeuvre</a>&nbsp;during its final long-distance flight as they came into land at Dusseldorf Airport with 200 passengers onboard.

<iframe frameborder="0" height="1px" id="google_ads_iframe_/5293/mirror.co.uk/news/world-news_1" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="google_ads_iframe_/5293/mirror.co.uk/news/world-news_1" scrolling="no" srcdoc="" title="3rd party ad content" width="1px"></iframe>The plane&nbsp;makes a sharp left turn towards the terminal building, with the people on the outside terrace screaming out in fear.

An airport employee who watched the dramatic scenes unfold thought at first the aeroplane would crash right into the terminal.

The pilot of the Airbus A330 - who is now being investigated - was allowed by the Dusseldorf traffic control to do a flyover as it was the last flight operated from the US to Germany.

&ldquo;We wanted to make a mark, a dignified and emotional goodbye,&rdquo; the Air Berlin pilot was quoted as saying by German broadcaster ZDF.&nbsp;

Markus Wahl, spokesman of a German pilot&#39;s organisation, said that at no time were people in danger in the well planned move and he is sure that the pilot did not do anything illegal.

The airline said it was aware of the agreement to perform the low fly-by and &quot;fully supports the LBA in its work&quot;.

On August 15, Air Berlin stated it was filing for insolvency, although most flights continued until further notice after the German government provided the airline with a loan.

On 9th October, the airline however announced that it would cease all of its own operations by 28th October.

&nbsp;

Pilot investigated by aviation authorities after reckless fly-by

Flight AB7001 from Miami to Dusseldorf landed on Monday morning after the company officially declared long-haul flights to be over. The bankrupt airline yesterday suspended the pilots who carried out the manoeuvre during its final long-distance flight as they came into land at Dusseldorf Airport with 200 passengers onboard. The plane makes a sharp left turn towards the terminal building, with the people on the outside terrace screaming out in fear. An airport employee who watched the dramatic scenes unfold thought at first the aeroplane would crash right into the terminal. The pilot of the Airbus A330 - who is now being investigated - was allowed by the Dusseldorf traffic control to do a flyover as it was the last flight operated from the US to Germany. “We wanted to make a mark, a dignified and emotional goodbye,” the Air Berlin pilot was quoted as saying by German broadcaster ZDF. Markus Wahl, spokesman of a German pilot's organisation, said that at no time were people in danger in the well planned move and he is sure that the pilot did not do anything illegal. The airline said it was aware of the agreement to perform the low fly-by and "fully supports the LBA in its work". On August 15, Air Berlin stated it was filing for insolvency, although most flights continued until further notice after the German government provided the airline with a loan. On 9th October, the airline however announced that it would cease all of its own operations by 28th October.

Air Berlin pilots perform low fly-by, leaving passengers in panic

low-fly-by

Low Fly By, News on Low Fly By, stories on Low Fly By, articles on Low Fly By, Low Fly By stories at Wion, Low Fly By news, Low Fly By latest news