Ryanair passenger ‘traumatised’ after mid-air emergency | UK | News
A passenger on a Ryanair flight had to turn back due to a mid-air emergency and likened the experience to something ‘straight out of a horror movie’. A Boeing 737 MAX en route from Birmingham to Tenerife was forced to make a U-turn after a 7700 squawked in the air.
The code indicated a general emergency and was announced as the flight departed for Brittany, France, at an altitude of 35,000 ft. The passenger said: “It looked like something you’d see in a horror movie.”
The 33-year-old passenger, from Lichfield, who wished to remain anonymous, added: “We were moving along smoothly, then all of a sudden the plane jerked left and then right extremely quickly, it felt like a loss of control and then we fell to the ground and were thrown out of our seats.”
Accordingly Aviation Reporter The flight experienced turbulence, causing several passengers to be injured while cabin service was still in progress. The flight then made a U-turn and descended to FL100 (flying at 10,000 ft).
The plane landed at Birmingham airport approximately 1 hour and 32 minutes after takeoff. The woman added: “I came out physically unscathed but the mental toll was so bad… it really traumatized me.”
Accordingly AirLiveIt was parked at a remote stand at the airport for paramedics to attend to passengers. The severity of the passengers’ injuries has not yet been determined.
He continued: “The cabin crew said they had never experienced anything like this in the 10 years they had worked as cabin crew.” Other passengers claimed to have seen a fighter jet pass the Boeing before the incident, but this has not been confirmed.
In a statement, Ryanair said: “Flight FR1121 from Birmingham to Tenerife on 28 December returned to Birmingham Airport shortly after takeoff due to air turbulence. The aircraft landed normally before passengers deplaned and returned to the terminal, where medical assistance was provided to a small number of passengers. This flight continued to Tenerife at 21:06 local time.”
Mirror He reached out to the airline for further comment.
