Terrifying moment horror turbulence sends screaming passengers flying out of seats and forces O2 masks to be deployed
THIS is the terrifying moment turbulence sent passengers flying out of their seats.
The nine-hour Scandinavian Airlines flight from Stockholm to Miami left shocked flyers grasping for their oxygen masks.
The horrific event was captured by a startled passenger – and shows people being violently lifted up into the air and debris raining down around them.
It caused chaos in the cabin, which led the video taker caption the video: “Thought we would [die]”.
The caption also expressed shock at the amount of carnage.
It said: “Look at her feet touching the [ceiling]!”
Scandinavian Airlines was flying with 254 passengers on Thursday – including a baby.
A witness claims to have seen at least one person injured, but a spokesperson for the airline said that no serious injuries were reported.
The footage shared to X has sparked a flurry of understandably shocked reactions.
One ominous comment read: “They were lucky compared to others lately…”.
The clip currently has over 16,000 views and over 200 likes.
After experiencing the turbulence over Greenland, the packed aircraft returned to a base in Copenhagen to undergo checks over concerns about technical issues.
In September, a Scandinavian Airlines flight was forced to make a diversion after a mouse was discovered in a passenger’s meal.
The plane was flying from Oslo to Malaga at the time, but was forced to land in Copenhagen after the disgusting find.
It is understood that rodents can often find their way onto airplanes, chewing through wires and creating a safety risk.
AIR TROUBLE
In November, disaster was narrowly prevented after a man tried to open the plane door 30 minutes before landing after taking a flight attendant hostage.
He had to be restrained by several passengers, bloodying his face in the process.
The Copa Airlines flight CM204 was heading from Brasilia, Brazil to Panama City, Panama at around 8am on November 5 when the incident occurred.
Photojournalist Cristiano Carvalho, 51, was on the plane and recorded the moment the passenger was restrained.
He said: “He went past the back emergency door after the warning. Then he started moving forward and trying to open it.
“Then a flight attendant started screaming, and another tried to hold him back, but couldn’t because he was too strong.”
He added that all the passengers looked back, trying to understand the situation, and that they went after the man, who was resisting.
He said: “They beat him a lot until he almost lost consciousness.”
The hijacker looked visibly intoxicated at the time.
The Ryanair flight spent just over an hour and a half on the tarmac at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport before continuing its journey to Ibiza, landing at 1.30am on November 4.