Michael Carrick revealed details of Middlesbrough’s scary 24 hours before securing a late 1-1 draw with promotion-chasing Southampton.
Emmanuel Latte Lath headed in a 90th-minute equaliser after Adam Armstrong had put Saints into the driving seat.
It had come after 70mph winds battered the south coast and forced a hairy two attempts at landing into Southampton Airport on Thursday.
Boro boss Carrick said: “We didn’t get to the hotel until about 10pm last night after our flight was abandoned coming into land.
“We were getting blown all over the place as we were trying to coming into land and then we ended up having to take off again. We almost got diverted to Birmingham.
“It was tasty. Some of the boys were slightly tetchy, it wasn’t pleasant.
“Some of the boys are talking about getting onto the coach on the way back!”
Middlesbrough have 11 injuries, including four centre-backs on the sidelines, which forced midfielder Jonny Howson into the backline.
Howson’s horrifically sliced attempt to clear Kamaldeen Sulemana’s cross gifted Armstrong the opener – his 19th goal of the season and 30th he has been involved with in the league.
“To go 1-0 down and Jonny playing centre-half, it felt like a long day but I’m proud of them,” said Carrick.
“The boys showed what they were capable of against a strong side and with the jabs the boys have had with injuries.
“A lot of teams have had injuries but it has been a revolving door. The boys have adapted unbelievably well.
“I am so so pleased with the boys. We felt we deserved something from the game. I enjoyed watching it. I was desperate for the boys to get something after their effort.”
Ivorian striker Latte Lath’s late header was his 10th of the season and made Saints pay after Che Adams missed a series of gilt-edged chances.
“Che will be frustrated he hasn’t scored,” said Southampton manager Russell Martin. “But it isn’t the reason we lose.
“We still need to defend properly and win the game 1-0.
“I’m really disappointed and frustrated. We should have scored three or four goals. If you aren’t going to score enough to win it you need to defend with your lives.
“The goal is rubbish, it is nowhere near as good a chance as any of ours but he has taken it well.
“We created a lot of chances and on another day we win with a lot of goals but we couldn’t get that next goal and it really hurt us.
“What better way to take out our frustration than on Monday in a really big game (away at promotion rivals Ipswich).
“The lads are annoyed. I was so angry straight after the game so I took a bit of time to talk to them because there was an opportunity there, especially with the result at Leicester (who lost 1-0 to Bristol City).
“But there will still be a lot of twists and turns and some crazy results because the end of the season does some crazy things to teams and people feel pressure in strange ways.
“The game on Monday is perfect for us to bounce back and no one needs to build it up at all.
“We will do everything we can to learn from today. Hopefully we can use the frustration and turn it into a positive.”
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