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15 passengers left injured and covered in blood by falling luggage on plane

Fun VLOG May 03, 2022

An unexpected storm caused chaos within an Indian flight this weekend.

Passengers travelling from Mumbai to Durgapur with Spice Jet were left cowering for cover on Sunday evening.

Extreme turbulence caused by the wind had caused carry-on luggage to rain down from the overhead lockers.

The Boeing 737 had been descending to Durgapur when the storm hit.

Footage from the flight shows dazed passengers gazing round at the scattered debris, food and bags across the aircraft.

One woman can be seen with blood dripping down her leg and onto the chair next to her.

Around 200 people were aboard the Spice Jet service on Sunday.

A total of 15 people – 12 passengers and three crew members – were taken to hospital once the plane landed at Durgapur’s Kaze Nazru Islamd Airport.

Story from Jam Press (Plane Turbulence) Pictured: A grab from a a video recorded by a passenger on the plane just after it was hit by severe turbulence. VIDEO: 15 passengers injured and left bloodied by FALLING LUGGAGE on budget flight An airline is under investigation after one of its planes got caught in extreme turbulence ??? leaving 15 passengers injured. Passengers onboard SpiceJet SG-945 travelling from Mumbai to Durgapur, West Bengal, India, were caught up in a summer storm on Sunday (1 May). As the plane descended to its final destination, carry-on luggage fell from the overhead bins, injuring several passengers. Footage taken at the scene shows the aftermath, with food splattered across the carpet and debris littering the aircraft. One woman can be seen with blood dripping down her leg and on the chair next to her ??? presumably from the impact. Another video shows customers' belongings sprawled across the cabin floor and oxygen masks dropped following the incident. 15 people, including 12 passengers and three crew members, were rushed to hospital after the plane landed at Durgapur's Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport. The budget airline ??? which is the second largest in the country ??? is now being investigated by the government after the autopilot function on the B737-800 aircraft stopped working for two minutes mid-flight, resulting in the crew manually flying the plane until it recovered. India's Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia called the incident
Passengers onboard SpiceJet SG-945 were caught up in a terrifying storm (Picture: Jam Press/TIM)
Story from Jam Press (Plane Turbulence) Pictured: A man injured on the plane just after it was hit by severe turbulence. VIDEO: 15 passengers injured and left bloodied by FALLING LUGGAGE on budget flight An airline is under investigation after one of its planes got caught in extreme turbulence ??? leaving 15 passengers injured. Passengers onboard SpiceJet SG-945 travelling from Mumbai to Durgapur, West Bengal, India, were caught up in a summer storm on Sunday (1 May). As the plane descended to its final destination, carry-on luggage fell from the overhead bins, injuring several passengers. Footage taken at the scene shows the aftermath, with food splattered across the carpet and debris littering the aircraft. One woman can be seen with blood dripping down her leg and on the chair next to her ??? presumably from the impact. Another video shows customers' belongings sprawled across the cabin floor and oxygen masks dropped following the incident. 15 people, including 12 passengers and three crew members, were rushed to hospital after the plane landed at Durgapur's Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport. The budget airline ??? which is the second largest in the country ??? is now being investigated by the government after the autopilot function on the B737-800 aircraft stopped working for two minutes mid-flight, resulting in the crew manually flying the plane until it recovered. India's Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia called the incident
The severe turbulence meant people were ‘flung’ into the air (Picture: Jam Press/TIM)

SpiceJet is now under investigation following the incident.

Amit Baul, who was travelling for work on the plane, told the BBC: ‘The Boeing 737 was going up and down like a rubber ball.

‘It was complete mayhem. The food waste from the galley was flying out – leftovers and beverage cups and cans choked the isles. A few food trays and seat handles had come off.’

Amit added passengers who had not tightened their seatbelts, or who had neglected to put them on at all, were ‘flung’ up and smacked into the overhead bins.

It is believed an autopilot function on the 737-800 stopped working for two minutes during the flight, which meant the crew had to manually fly the plane until it recovered.

India’s aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia branded the incident ‘unfortunate’.

He tweeted: ‘The turbulence encountered by a flight while landing in Durgapur, and the damage caused to the passengers is unfortunate.

‘The matter is being dealt with utmost seriousness and deftness.’

SpiceJet – the second largest in India – previously was forced to apologise after a cracked cabin window was fixed with Sellotape.

At the time, the budget airline had said: ‘Safety is our utmost concern and at no point in time does the airline compromise on the same.’

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