Stockholm-Miami Passenger Plane Returns
Fortunately, No Serious Injuries Reported
A passenger plane heading from Stockholm to Miami encountered severe turbulence and ultimately returned to its origin.
A video capturing the moment when a Scandinavian Airlines passenger plane heading from Stockholm to Miami encountered severe turbulence has been shared. TikTok capture
On the 15th (local time), foreign media including the New York Post reported that the Scandinavian Airlines flight SK957, which departed from Stockholm and was heading to Miami the previous day, encountered severe turbulence and turned back. After experiencing turbulence over Greenland, the plane returned to its base in Copenhagen, Denmark, for inspection due to concerns related to technical issues.
A video capturing the moment when a Scandinavian Airlines passenger plane heading from Stockholm to Miami encountered severe turbulence has been shared. Photo by CNN
At the time, a passenger traveling with his wife on the flight shared a video on his social media showing passengers screaming as the plane shook due to the turbulence. He said, "A woman sitting next to me was thrown upwards. I saw her feet touching the ceiling," and added, "We thought we were going to die." It was reported that the woman witnessed by this passenger was not wearing a seatbelt. Additionally, photos were released showing the aisle of the plane in chaos with all kinds of luggage scattered due to the turbulence.
A Scandinavian Airlines passenger plane heading from Stockholm to Miami experienced severe turbulence, causing luggage to fall to the floor. Photo by X (formerly Twitter) capture.
There were 254 passengers on board the flight, including one infant. Scandinavian Airlines stated, "No serious injuries were reported," and explained, "The plane had to return because the necessary equipment for inspection was not available in Miami at the time." The airline provided hotel rooms for the passengers and operated the flight to Miami again the next day.
Recently, turbulence has become more frequent due to climate change, leading to a series of aircraft accidents. In September, a Scoot Airlines flight to Guangzhou, China, encountered turbulence, injuring four passengers and three crew members. One of the injured was transported to a hospital for inpatient treatment. In August, a Korean Air flight from Incheon to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, experienced severe turbulence near Tianjin Airport in China, causing in-flight meals to fall to the floor and about ten passengers and four crew members to complain of back and neck pain. In June, a Korean Air flight from Incheon to Taiwan made an emergency return about an hour after takeoff due to sudden decompression.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that turbulence incidents encountered by domestic airlines worldwide in the first quarter of this year reached 6,246 cases, a significant 80% increase compared to the same period last year. Due to turbulence issues, Asiana Airlines decided to stop providing hot coffee and tea to economy class passengers on domestic and short-haul international flights. Korean Air also ended its ramen service for economy class on long-haul routes.
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