A Miami-bound Scandinavian Airlines flight had to make a U-turn and head back to Europe from mid-way after the plane was hit by terrible turbulence. Terrifying footage of passengers screaming as one woman’s feet nearly touched the cabin ceiling emerged. The incident took place on Thursday night, reports said.
“Look at her feet touching the [ceiling]!” one passenger wrote alongside a clip on TikTok. “Thought we would die.” In the video, a bottle could be seen flying as passengers were screaming.
Other belongings of the passengers including food, and drinks could be seen thrown into the air as the turbulence hit the plane.
A Scandinavian Airlines spokesperson said there were no severe injuries among the passengers and the flight immediately turned back to Europe for the inspection for damage. “Following such turbulence, standard safety procedures require a thorough inspection of the aircraft,” the spokesperson said.
According to Flightradar24 data, the plane descended 8,300 feet over Greenland at 16:20 UTC. “This indicated that the flight was hit by severe turbulence,” Flightradar posted.
The flight had taken off from Stockholm around 12:55 pm local time and was destined for Miami when it hit severe turbulence over Greenland. The flight was rerouted back to Copenhagen, Denmark. If the flight had continued to Miami, which does not have the proper space and personnel for an inspection, the plane would have been grounded “for an extended period of time” leading to “multiple cancellations,” the airline said, as quoted by reports.
The passengers were provided with an overnight hotel and were all booked on other flights Friday morning.
