Where pilots must keep their eyes on the runway, not the scenery

london city © Irstone

© Irstone

By Alex Lennane

22/04/2016

It’s Friday and here at The Loadstar, we’re ready for the weekend. So instead of more freight news, we’ll leave you with some great airport images: the ten most stunning airport approaches in the world. They include the only runway for commercial aircraft on a beach, and the world’s shortest. And our own favourite, local airport London City, where the flight path winds its way along the River Thames.

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