Moment passengers scream as jet battles extreme turbulence – but how plane looks after emergency landing is terrifying | The Sun
THIS is the moment passengers scream as the jet they're on battles extreme turbulence – what the plane looks like after emergency landing is terrifying.
The LatAm Airlines flight from Santiago, Chile, was forced to make an quick landing in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Wednesday after being hit with severe weather.
The flight had diverted to Foz de Iguazú in Brazil following reports of torrid weather conditions over Asuncion but were soon given the all-clear to fly off again towards the Paraguayan capital.
Around 11pm it was forced to make an emergency landing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport Asuncion due to "severe weather conditions en route," according to the airline.
All 48 passengers are said to be safe and well, albeit shaken by the incident, according to the airline.
Harrowing footage from inside the fuselage during landing shows passenger being flung in the air from the seats as the plane landed.
Others screamed while some were heard praying that the jet landed safely.
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Incredible images shared by CNN show the aircraft with its nose smashed off and its windshield cracked.
Chilean aviation authorities said in a statement on Thursday it had launched an investigation with their counterparts in Paraguay.
In a statement, LatAm said: "LATAM Airlines Paraguay reports that flight LA1325 on October 26, which was on the Santiago-Asunción route, had to land at the Foz do Iguazú International Airport in Brazil at 6:43 p.m. due to bad weather conditions over the Asunción airport.
"Due to improved conditions at the destination, the aircraft resumed its flight to the Paraguayan capital, however, facing severe weather conditions en route, it forced an emergency landing to take place in Asunción at 11:09 p.m.
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"Both passengers and crew arrived in Paraguay in good physical condition and were immediately attended to by ground personnel.
"The weather conditions encountered during the flight impacted the operation and caused external damage to the aircraft. For the airline, events related to flight safety are considered serious.
"In accordance with aeronautical regulations, LATAM Airlines Paraguay is collaborating with the relevant authorities into the investigation of the incident."
Earlier this month, travellers on a SpiceJet flight from Goa, India, were left in a panic after a plane cabin began filling with smoke mid air, leaving them struggling to breathe.
Passengers were left gasping for air for around 25 minutes and claimed they were told to "start praying" during the chaotic incident.
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at its destination of Hyderabad Airport.
One frantic woman could be heard shouting "bend down, stay down" as an alarm sounded in dramatic footage that captured the carnage.
She is barely visible amid the terrifying haze that engulfed the cabin, but shines a torchlight to help her assist horrified passengers.
Vivek Vishal, who was onboard flight SG 3735, claimed oxygen masks didn't deploy despite the smoke filling the cabin and cockpit mid air.
Up to 86 people were said to be on board the budget airline's flight from Goa during the emergency landing, which forced as many as nine flights to be diverted.
Passengers were herded off the aircraft via an emergency exit, with one sustaining minor injuries while disembarking, according to India's aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The regulator ordered a probe into the incident while revealing the findings of a preliminary investigation.
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The firm is under enhanced supervision after a string of operational and financial controversies.
The regulator also directed the airline to operate at only 50 per cent of its flight capacity and extended the arrangement by one more month till October.
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