Time: 2024-11-17
A Scandinavian Airlines flight meet severe turbulence over Greenland on Thursday, causing object to fly and passenger to scream as they bounce in their seating. The incident happen on SAS flight SK957 from Stockholm to Miami. The airline decide to reroute the airplane to Copenhagen for inspection due to a lack of staff in Miami. The safety procedure necessitate a thorough inspection of the aircraft after the turbulence. No severe injury were report, and all passenger were suit in Copenhagen.
incident of severe turbulence are on the rise, impute to climate change. Despite the addition in turbulence, flight remains a safe manner of travel. passenger are rede to support their seat_belt fasten when seat and obey the seat_belt sign. A seat_belt is the primary defense against turbulence-associate injury. Zach Wichter, a travel reporter for USA TODAY, report on the incident.
passenger Sammy Solstad capture a video of the severe turbulence on the flight, screening people scream and object flight. Solstad, a Swede by birth, describe the harrow experience and the chaotic atmosphere on the airplane. He mention that the flight was rerouted to Copenhagen for inspection, despite being close to Canada. The passenger were given hotel suite and rebooked on other flight upon landing.
Solstad's video of the turbulence travel viral online, screening a lady from Belgium being throw onto the ceiling. The staff did not immediately react due to the intense turbulence. The airplane fly back over an open ocean for five hours before reach Copenhagen. The passenger panic as they were refer about sleeping on a compromise aircraft. SAS state that the passenger were well take care of and no injury were reported.
The parent company of Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, did not supply immediate remark to the medium mercantile_establishment. The incident foreground the importance of safety measure during flight, especially when meet severe turbulence. passenger are remind to follow the instruction_manual of the cabin crew and support their seat_belt fasten at all times for their safety during flights.