Wizz Air flight 'two seconds from disaster' at Luton Airport after near-fatal pilot error

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A Wizz Air aircraft carrying more than 160 passengers and crew came within two seconds of catastrophe at Luton Airport after a critical pilot error during take-off.Flight 5411, bound for Athens in April last year, became airborne with a mere 162 metres of tarmac to spare, according to findings from the Air Accident Investigation Branch published today.Telegraph analysis of FlightRadar24 tracking data indicates the Boeing 737 Max was travelling at 146 knots when it left the ground, meaning the jet would have overrun the runway had it remained earthbound for just two more seconds.The crew had accepted a shortcut offered by air traffic controllers, allowing them to begin their departure from partway along the runway rather than using its full length.

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