A newly-wed couple say their honeymoon was tainted by a ‘scary’ landing at Manchester Airport.

Liz and David Garratt were returning from their dream holiday to Rome when they say their Jet2-com plane ‘surged’ back into the air just before touch-down.

Passengers waited for an explanation over the manoeuvre- called a ‘go-around’ - which they say crew blamed on an A380 taking off at the airport.

Manchester Airport has told the M.E.N the A380 was not on or near their runway and that the ‘common procedure’ was simply a precaution to maintain distance.

But the couple, who are regular fliers, say it left them terrified and mystified.

Liz, 54, a freelance marketer from Glossop, said: “We were about 200ft from the ground when there was a loud shudder and the plane took off again at full power.

“There was a gasp around the cabin and there was no information until we climbed out so we didn’t know what was going on - it felt urgent and frightening.

“Then we got a short message saying we were going to have to go off-course. We didn’t know what was happening.”

She added: “They later said an Emirates A380 was crossing our runway and there wasn’t room to land.” Liz added: “I’m not a nervous passenger but this was frightening. I was in tears.

“I’m angry and frustrated that we haven’t had a proper explanation.

“When we rang the airport they said it was common place.

“If this is common place I will never fly again.”

David, 49, a property developer, added: “All we wanted was a proper explanation, an apology and acknowledgement for how afraid everyone in the cabin was.

“I had started to make my peace and there were a lot of ashen faces in that cabin.

“It has affected the perception of our honeymoon - we came back and went straight to bed and just hugged each other.”

The drama happened two weeks after a Thomson Dreamliner flight to Manchester was forced to make emergency landing at a military base after the plane's engine shut down.

A day earlier a Qatar Airways jet was escorted into Manchester Airport by an RAF Typhoon fighter plane following a 'bomb hoax'.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said go-arounds were a very common non-emergency procedure seen daily at airports.

He said they could happen for reasons including low visibility or poor weather, adding: “Either the pilot or Air Traffic Control can elect for a go-around to take place, with the pilot giving his passengers a reason.

"In this case Air Traffic Control elected the go-around to allow additional time between flight movements due to the size of the departing aircraft. At no time was an aircraft or vehicle on or near the runway.”

A Jet2.com spokeswoman said “ We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this routine procedure.”