Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever sat on a plane wondering why the pilot announced that you'd be landing soon but seemed to be flying in circles with ...

You may notice that aircraft sometimes perform circling patterns before landing, and this article explains why.

(CNN) — If you’ve ever sat on a plane wondering why the pilot announced that you’d be landing soon but seemed to be flying in circles with no runway in sight, you’ve probably been in a holding pattern ...