Lightning illuminates plane cabin during horror turbulence as passengers scream
Terrified passengers can be heard screaming as flashes of lightning illuminate the inside of the plane in the new footage taken on a 'terrible' IndiGo flight from New Dehli
Inside 'horror flight' after plane hits turbulence, storm and birds
Dramatic footage shows terrified passengers screaming out after a plane hit severe turbulence. The IndiGo flight from New Delhi to Srinagar, India, was rocked by extreme weather conditions on Wednesday and was later found to have suffered damage to its nose following severe turbulence and a bird strike.
Now, terrifying videos taken from inside the cabin have revealed the moment panic spread, with several terrified passengers heard screaming loudly as flashes of lightning illuminate the inside of the plane. Despite the damage, no injuries were reported amongst the 227 passengers after the plane was forced to make an emergency landing.
Passengers onboard the flight described being in "shock" as turbulence violently rocked the aircraft, with the hailstorm impact reportedly causing minor internal damage. One passenger said: "I was on this flight, heading now home. It was terrible and I am still in shock."
Another commented: "I had a narrow escape while flying from Delhi to Srinagar. Hats off to the captain for the safe landing. Special mention to REMITA cabin crew for staying calm and professional."
Officials confirmed the Delhi-Srinagar flight encountered extreme weather conditions, prompting the pilot to alert Air Traffic Control (ATC) Srinagar of an emergency. The aircraft departed from Delhi at 5.13pm local time, and safely touched down in Srinagar at 6.30pm.
Air control confirmed that all passengers and crew were safe, and the aircraft is now scheduled for further inspection by the airline.
In November, 11 people were left injured after a Lufthansa flight ran into extreme turbulence in mid-air.
The Boeing 747-8, had taken off from Buenos Aires and was en route to Frankfurt in Germany when it experienced a brief period of severe turbulence over the Atlantic. A spokesperson for Lufthansa blamed the incident on tropical air currents.
According to flight tracking data, the plane reached a cruise altitude of 33,000ft before encountering the turbulence between South America and Africa.
The pilots had attempted to manoeuvre around the patch adverse weather by climbing to 35,000ft, causing injury to five passengers who were not wearing their seatbelts.
The second most turbulent route was found to be Cordoba in Spain to Santiago, which measured 20.214 edr.
Santiago in Chile took the number one spot as the most turbulent airport, followed by Mendoza in Argentina and Salta, in Argentina.
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