Flying blind: As dense fog forces cancellation of hundreds of UK flights, video shows terrifying view from the cockpit when pilots are forced to land in zero visibility

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This incredible footage captures a passenger jet coming into land at London Gatwick airport amidst very heavy fog.

The video was captured by first officer Andrew Stone, who posted the clip to his Twitter account following the successful landing.

The intense footage shows the view from the cockpit as the first officer sets about safely bringing the plane down at Gatwick Airport.

The video was captured by first officer Andrew Stone, who posted the clip following the successful landing

The intense footage showed the view from the cockpit as the first officer set about landing the jet at Gatwick Airport

The runway is completely invisible as the aircraft makes its gradual descent towards the tarmac.

Suddenly the runway lights slowly begin to come into focus as the plane eventually touches down and the pilot applies the brake.

According to Mr Stone, the video was captured on a previously foggy day.

However the pilot was in the air today, and successfully flew a plane from Rome to Gatwick Airport.

On Twitter, Mr Stone explained that he had been instructed to 'go-around', as the fog had made today's original attempt to land very difficult.

The pilot did bring the aircraft down safely on his second attempt however.

Interestingly an air traffic controller commented on the video saying: 'That's a hell of a lot more than we can see at the minute.'

The runway was completely invisible as the plane made its descent towards the tarmac

Fog has disrupting flights at UK airports for a second day and around 45 flights - equivalent to 10 per cent of departures - have been cancelled from Heathrow Airport.

London City Airport reported that a 'considerable number' of flights have been cancelled, while Gatwick also expected to have cancellations due to poor visibility caused by the fog.

Flights from other UK airports to the capital and some European cities were also disrupted by the thick fog.

Passengers are being advised to check the status of their flight with the airline before travelling to the airport. 

Suddenly the runway lights slowly came into focus as the plane eventually touched down and the pilot applied the brake

Flights from UK airports to the capital and some European cities were disrupted for a second day by thick fog