A Miami-bound Scandinavian Airlines flight was forced to return to Europe on Thursday after encountering severe turbulence over Greenland, according to the airline.
No severe injuries were reported among passengers or crew on flight SK957, the airline said in a statement to CNN Friday. There were 254 passengers onboard the plane, the statement said. The plane was rerouted to Copenhagen Airport in Denmark where it will undergo an inspection, according to the airline. “Following such turbulence, standard safety procedures require a thorough inspection of the aircraft,” the statement said.
One passenger, Sammy Solstad, told CNN he feels lucky to be alive. “Everyone on the plane was praying and asking to just land instead of flying over the open sea,” Solstad said Friday. A woman who was seated near him did not have her seatbelt on when the turbulence started, according to Solstad. “She flew up to the ceiling as you can see a little of in the video and then fell” to the floor, Solstad said.
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