Southwest passengers were left screaming in fear as ‘rollercoaster’ turbulence rocked their flight out of Hawaii on Monday.
Passenger, JC, who goes by homodrome on TikTok, posted a 20-second video showing the terrifying moment. Passengers are heard screaming as the plane is buffeted up and down.
‘Free rollercoaster ride on Southwest last night,’ he captioned the post. ‘Bumpy rise on #SouthwestAirines last from Honolulu.’
The passengers were surrounded by nearly complete darkness as the cabin lights were off. Several passengers held onto their belongings as they screamed.
It comes after a United Airlines flight in December nosedived in an epic storm and came within 775 feet of the Pacific Ocean on a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco.
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Southwest passenger, JC, (pictured) posted a 20-second video showing the ‘rollercoaster’ turbulence on his flight out of Honolulu, Hawaii, on Monday. The crowd can be heard screaming ‘oh’ before they simultaneously shrieked in panic as the plane bounced in the air
The passengers were surrounded by nearly complete darkness as the cabin lights were off. Several passengers held onto their belongings as they screamed
Just 71 seconds after takeoff from the Kahului Airport in Maui, the United Airlines Flight UA1722 bound for San Francisco reached 2,200 feet began a steep nosedive. The ordeal lasted 45 seconds from takeoff till the aircraft stabilized.
In another treacherous flight, a Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt left seven people hospitalized after lightning struck the plane earlier this month.
Terrified passengers were surrounded by a ‘lot of broken glass’ and left screaming in terror after Lufthansa Flight 469 hit a traumatic wave of turbulence at 37,000 feet on March 1 while flying over Tennessee.
The flight landed at Washington-Dulles International Airport around 9pm, just three hours into the 10.5-hour flight to Germany. Seven passengers were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
A passenger, who spoke anonymously with the Washington Post, said food ‘went flying into the air, hitting and even damaging the ceiling of the plane.’
Another person whose sister and brother-in-law were on the flight said it was ‘exceptionally scary, [with] lots of broken glass and screaming and multiple injuries,’ according to The Sun.
Two passengers, one of whom was injured during the unexpected drop, revealed to Insider that a flight attendant made two attempts to ensure passengers removed evidence – the second time implying it was for the protection of people’s privacy.
Many passengers were not wearing seatbelts because the sign had not been triggered and seven people were hospitalized after the horror flight made an emergency landing.
Footage and pictures surfacing on social media following the flight showed the aftermath of the drop with food and personal items strewn across the cabin.
Flying has been gruesome lately, with several near collisions on the runway and in the air, as well, as the FAA chief announced the organization would hold an impromptu safety summit on Wednesday to address regulations.
Acting Administrator Billy Nolen insisted that flying remains ‘very safe’ as he noted there had not been a seriously fatal incident since 2009 when Colgan Air Flight 3407 went down en route to Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 passengers and crew.
FAA data show there have been fewer overall near-miss incidents over the past six months than in the same periods prior.
Despite the safety record, many passengers traveling on US airlines have been shocked by the number of planes grounded or diverted over runway mishaps.
In the latest shock, on March 7, Republic Airlines flight 4736 nearly collided with United Airlines Flight 2003 after it crossed a runway without clearance at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
It had been cleared to cross another runway, but the pilot took a wrong turn.
The United flight had been cleared for takeoff, but one lucky air traffic controller noticed Republic’s mishap just in time and canceled the former’s takeoff.
A United Airlines flight from Hawaii to San Francisco plummeted in the air and came within just 775 feet of the Pacific Ocean in a terrifying incident in December
Just 71 seconds after takeoff from the Kahului Airport in Maui, the United Airlines Flight UA1722 bound for San Francisco reached 2,200 feet began a steep nosedive
‘United 2003 cancel takeoff clearance,’ the controller said. ‘Aborting takeoff, aborting takeoff United 2003.’
It comes after an American Airlines flight nearly slammed into a Delta plane at JFK, and a landing FedEx cargo plane narrowly avoided a Southwest plane preparing to takeoff.
Nolen told NBC Nightly News it was important to hold a summit to address the incidents over the last few months.
‘Let’s stop, let’s reflect, let’s ask ourselves the question: Are we missing anything?’
‘And remind ourselves that we can always, always, never become complacent and never take this incredible safety record for granted,’ he said.
Terrified passengers were surrounded by a ‘lot of broken glass’ and left screaming in terror after Lufthansa Flight 469 hit a traumatic wave of turbulence at 37,000 feet on March 1 while flying over Tennessee
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