Imagine being on a flight over the ocean and all of a sudden, the airplane starts to shake like no other flight you’ve ever taken before. And now imagine the pilot coming on the loudspeaker to explain what’s going on but instead says, “I hope you all say a prayer” and “hopefully everything turns out for the best” as the plane turns back.
Because that’s what happened to AirAsia X flight D7237 as it traveled from Perth to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday:
https://twitter.com/abcnewsperth/status/878825327060934659
"I thought I might die": AirAsia X flight turns around after technical issues caused shaking https://t.co/GOVraDzEa0
— TIME (@TIME) June 25, 2017
According to reports, on of the blades come of the turbine during the flight, causing the plane to shake violently — which passengers of course filmed because this is 2017 and all:
WATCH: AirAsia flight forced to return to Australian airport after technical issue caused violent shaking. The plane landed safely. pic.twitter.com/EnzGHq8D4I
— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 25, 2017
This AirAsia X flight was forced to turn back after an engine problem left it "shaking like a washing machine"https://t.co/sMwm6G0vLs pic.twitter.com/P616JjGotJ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 25, 2017
AirAsia flight to Kuala Lumpur forced to return to Australian airport after technical issue caused violent shaking. The plane landed safely. pic.twitter.com/Nvdazdrgmr
— ABC News (@ABC) June 25, 2017
And also because it’s 2017, the passengers are “frustrated” instead of grateful that they’re not a Breaking News update on CNN for the next 6 months:
Frustrated #AirAsia passengers stranded in Perth after Kuala Lumpur-bound flight turned back https://t.co/u4XghAggWp #perthnews #WAnews pic.twitter.com/BZaQTs4QZa
— ABC News (@abcnews) June 25, 2017
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