The pilots of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 chose to make a U-turn and fly about five hours back to Copenhagen, where the plane was inspected for damage.
Extreme turbulence Thursday over Greenland forced a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Stockholm to Miami to turn around and return to Europe. Dramatic video from Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 showed the severe turbulence that left some of the 254 passengers screaming and the cabin littered with debris. There were no reports of any serious injuries on the flight. The pilots chose to make a U-turn and fly about five hours back to Copenhagen, where the plane was inspected for damage.
'Former National Transportation Safety Board chair Robert Sumwalt questioned why the pilots didn't choose a closer airport. 'If the structural integrity of the airplane was in question, they should have landed at the nearest suitable airport,' Sumwalt said.
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