A passenger on the Miami bound flight, who was travelling with his wife, posted footage on TikTok showing screaming flyers as the plane was rattled by the turbulence
This is the terrifying moment passengers were launched from their seats as a commercial aircraft hit severe turbulence.
A Scandinavian Airlines flight left Stockholm for Miami, Florida, on Thursday and despite reaching the Canadian border, had to turn back to Europe. Turbulence buffeted the plane, in which 254 passengers, including one baby, were travelling.
A passenger on the flight, who was travelling with his wife, posted footage on TikTok showing screaming passengers as the plane was rattled by the turbulence – and as people on board were thrown from their seats, their heads were just inches from hitting the roof of the aircraft.
The jaw dropping footage was posted with the caption: “Look at her feet touching the ceiling! Thought we would die!” The airline said the aircraft needed to be checked for technical issues and it doesn’t have the right equipment for this at Miami, so instead the pilot had to turn around and head for Copenhagen, the company’s headquarters.
But this decision was made when the nine-hour journey was almost complete, reports claim. Passengers will have to fly all the way back, and were offered hotel rooms in Copenhagen for Thursday night. They will be flown to Miami on Friday, the airline has confirmed.
No one was seriously hurt as a result of the turbulence but pictures shared on social media show the damage the sudden changes in pressure caused. Items, such as plastic cups, paper bags and one passenger’s rucksack, are scattered all over the floor in one shocking image.
It comes after a Scandinavian Airlines flight was dramatically diverted in September after a passenger discovered a live mouse in their meal. The nightmare-fuelling incident, which took place on Wednesday, prompted an emergency landing, with the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight from Oslo to Malaga having to stop in Copenhagen.
Passenger Jarle Borrestad recounted the shocking moment on Facebook. “Believe it or not. A lady next to me … opened her food and a mouse jumped out,” Jarle wrote, accompanying his post with a photo of himself and two women, all smiling despite the ordeal. The airline explained that the presence of the rodent posed a significant safety risk due to potential damage to the aircraft’s electrical systems.
