Harry & Meghan's Pilot Cool Under Pressure World Exclusive

Airline Captain Nigel Rosser and a first officer were operating the Boeing 737 when they needed to make a "missed approach" at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport on Friday.

Captain Rosser, highly respected technical pilot for Australia's "Flag Carrier", was carrying Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex from Tonga at the end of a four day visit to Fiji and Tonga.

According to a Boeing pilot with decades of commercial flying experience, a missed approach or "go around" is a prudent choice when factors such as poor weather, a mechanical issue, unstable approach, or as in this situation another aircraft slow to vacate the runway to be used for landing. 

A go around or missed approach is encouraged by airline operators who rather a short delay, than placing the aircraft and it's passengers in a risky situation.

Pilots brief each other before each landing and this includes what to do in the event of a missed approach. 

Prince Harry, a retired RAF helicopter pilot would have appreciated Captain Rosser's professionalism in this situation. A quick message via the public address system would serve to update passengers and cabin crew and allay any fears.

🇹🇴 Hello Tonga! #RoyalVisitTonga pic.twitter.com/5OygU3uumT

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) October 25, 2018

WATCH as flight carrying Duke & Duchess of Sussex aborts landing into Sydney. @qantas pilot says reason was another plane on the runway - and sees the positives... “You’ll get another great view of the harbour”. #RoyalTour #HarryandMeghan pic.twitter.com/TLWA76vIuO

— Simon Atkinson (@atko1978) October 26, 2018