Passengers who were on a flight that experienced extreme turbulence have spoken of chaotic scenes as the plane battled conditions and ended up making an emergency landing. Husband and wife Tina and Leslie Driver were travelling to Cape Verde on June 27 on the flight which was beset by issues including loud bangs and fellow passengers being thrown from their seats.
The care workers were flying to the African island nation when 10 minutes after take off they heard two "enormous" bangs from one of the engines. Following the unusual sounds, the pilot announced that there was a technical issue and the plane would be making an emergency landing.
The jet had to circle around Manchester Airport to burn off fuel for approximately two-and-a-half hours before it could land and during this time, the aircraft experienced lot of turbulence, the Drivers told the Liverpool Echo. Leslie said: "The turbulence was really bad, there was one really bad bit where everybody was thrown from their seats. The pilot and staff were fantastic, they told us what was happening and were going up and down the plane asking if people wanted water."
