WestJet has denied a plane flying from Toronto to St. Maarten almost crash-landed into the ocean, saying the weather forced a "safe" missed approach and no one was in danger.

On March 7, the pilot of WestJet flight 2652 was forced to aborted an initial landing attempt at Princess Juliana Airport when it looked like it was too close hitting the water.

Passengers aboard a flight from Toronto to St. Maarten clutched arm rests as their pilot was forced to abort an initial landing attempt to prevent the aircraft from plunging into the Atlantic. Amateur video of the incident appears to show pilots suddenly realized their miscalculation.

According to Flight Radar 24, the toe-curling snafu extended vacationer’s flight time by roughly 40 minutes as the Boeing 737 circled the tiny island before eventually landing.

"The photo tells all," a pilot familiar with the Princess Juliana Airport told Forbes.com. "It's quite apparent that aircraft is within half a wingspan of the water.”

Another pilot told Forbes that WS2652 was “seconds” from disaster.

The runway at Princess Juliana is a stone’s throw away from one of St. Maarten’s beaches.

The area attracts thrill-seekers who are eager to snap photos of the massive jets as they come within a few hundred feet of scraping the sand.

But WestJet released a statement saying the videos and photos from the caused media agencies to write stories with "unfortunate and, frankly, irresponsible headlines."

"Our crew experienced rapidly changing weather conditions and as a result descended below the normal glide path on the approach to the landing," the blog post read. "The crew recognized the situation, and the regularly trained and desired outcome was obtained – a safe missed approach to a safe landing."

It added the airline safely operates 700 flights across 20 different countries daily.

The Aviationistreports that commercial flight crews are specially certified to deal with unusual landings similar to St. Maarten.

In 1970, ALM Flight 980 ran out of fuel following multiple aborted landing attempts at Princess Juliana.

Pilots then were forced into a water landing near St. Croix.

Of the 63 passengers and crew on board, 23 died.