Passengers of the Indigo aircraft survived moments of horror, which flew out of Nowy Delhi to Śrinagar on Wednesday. During the journey, which usually lasts about 1.5 hours, the machine encountered huge turmoil in the weather.
At that time, they passed over the Indian capital heavy rain, hail and thunderstorms. Adverse conditions caused Large turbulence.
India. Moments of horror during the flight. “I thought it was my last one”
The machine pilot, seeing on the radar that a storm is approaching, reported a desire to change the flight route, but then He would be in the air space of Pakistanwhich has been closed since May 11 this year. This is due to the tense situation between states and an attack in Pahalgam. The Pakistani side did not agree to change the route.
The pilot had no choice and he had to continue the flight through a raging storm. Chaos reigned on board, and passengers described the event with horror.
– There was so much turbulence that I thought it was my last flight. Everyone thought we would crash. It was a very traumatic experience – said Samiullah, one of the passengers.
The storm damaged the plane. A great hole was created in the beak
The man also posted a recording on the web, which shows how the plane is shaking, and in the background you can hear the screams and crying of other passengers.
Samiullah admitted that although he often travels by planes, he “never experienced something like that.” Despite very bad weather conditions, The pilot managed to land safelyand among nearly 200 passengers and crew members The victims were not recorded.
When the machine was on the airport plate, and travelers could leave the deck, their eyes appeared with powerful damage to the aircraft.
Sources: CNN, Reuters, NDTV