This video shows the tension inside the aircraft - which had been en route to Las Vegas - after it turned back to the West Sussex airport after taking off this morning
This footage shows the inside of a Virgin Atlantic passenger jet as it was forced to make an emergency landing at Gatwick airport after developing a problem with its landing gear.
Flight VS43, which was en route to Las Vegas, turned back to the West Sussex airport after taking off this morning and made a "non-standard landing procedure".
The aircraft circled repeatedly between Gatwick and the South Coast apparently to burn off fuel.
This video shows the tension inside the aircraft - which had been en route to Las Vegas - after it turned back to the West Sussex airport after taking off this morning.
The pilot can be heard telling the passengers to maintain the 'brace position' to protect themselves.
The footage then switches to a view of the aircraft on the tarmac after it touches down.
According to eyewitnesses, one of the five landing gears on the Boeing 747 jumbo jet had failed to deploy.
Fire and rescue crews were put on standby at the airport.
Virgin said: "Virgin Atlantic can confirm that flight VS43 on December 29, travelling to McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, returned to Gatwick due to a technical issue with one of the landing gears."
A Gatwick Airport spokesman said: "We can confirm that Virgin Atlantic flight VS043 which departed Gatwick Airport at around 11.45am is returning to Gatwick after the aircraft developed a technical fault."
