Video: Turkish Airlines Flight "Started To Plummet" After 3 Landing Attempts In Tunisia
Passengers on a Turkish Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence and a frightening descent while attempting to land in Tunis during a storm. The flight was eventually diverted to a different airport where it landed safely.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the risks of extreme weather on aviation safety and the psychological impact of mid-air emergencies on passengers.
Passengers flying to a Mediterranean summer in Tunisia faced midair horror when a Turkish Airlines flight "started to plummet" after repeated attempts to land in stormy weather in the capital, Tunis. Severe turbulence hit flight TK 661 from Istanbul while approaching Tunis-Carthage International Airport last week. A passenger, identified as Marina Maiskaya, shared a video of mid-flight horror on Instagram, showing passengers gripping their seats as the aircraft shook due to bad weather that turned an otherwise smooth journey into a frightening ordeal.In the clip, passengers throughout the cabin can be heard screaming, with one person repeating, "We will die, we will die, we will die!"Maiskaya turns the phone camera towards the screen in front of her, showing what appears to be the flight radar data indicating the plane circling in a spot ahead of an attempted landing.View this post on InstagramA post shared by mmaiskaya (@mmaiskaya)"The @turkishairlines flight to Tunisia…
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