Picture this: You're on a flight, enjoying your dinner when suddenly everything goes wrong. That's what happened to a group of passengers on a flight that was supposed to be a routine trip from Austin to Frankfurt aboard a Lufthansa flight on March 1.
Just one and a half hours into the flight, the airplane started experiencing turbulence. But this wasn't just a little bit of bumpiness - this was the kind of turbulence that makes everything inside the plane fly all over the place. People without seatbelts were tossed around, and even those who were strapped in were jolted violently.
Then, things got even worse. The plane lost speed and altitude, and for what felt like an eternity, the passengers felt like they were falling. Some later reported that they had dropped up to 4,000 feet in the air. It was the kind of situation that makes you think you're not going to make it out alive.
The whole plane went silent as people frantically tried to contact their loved ones to say goodbye or explain what was happening. It was chaos inside the cabin - food, drinks, personal belongings, and even people were flying around uncontrollably.
After 15 minutes of terrifying drops and heavy turbulence, the pilot finally spoke to the passengers. The crew was able to get up and check on any injuries, and after 30 minutes, they got news that they would be making an emergency landing in Washington DC.
Once on the ground, paramedics rushed in to help remove the injured passengers. Seven people were taken to the hospital, including a baby who had been in a bassinet that flew in the air, a man who hit the ceiling and bled, and crew members who had been thrown around. There were even one or two pregnant women on the flight.
Once everyone had been taken care of, the pilot came out to check on the rest of the passengers. He looked as shocked as they did as he tried to explain what had happened. He said that in his 27 years as a pilot, he had never witnessed or heard of turbulence this extreme. They were lucky to have landed safely in Washington.
It's a terrifying story that will make you grateful for every smooth flight you've ever taken. Who knows what could happen at 30,000 feet?
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