Watch: Passengers Panic as Severe Turbulence Jolts US-Bound Flight

Viral Video: Scary footage has surfaced from a Scandinavian Airlines flight bound for Miami, which was forced to make a U-turn on Thursday, November 14, returning to Europe after experiencing intense turbulence over Greenland.

viral video shows passengers screaming as plane violently shakes, ejecting fliers from ir seats. Food and carry-on bags could also be seen lining aisles before pilots took call to return to a base in Copenhagen with 254 passengers and crew members onboard.

"Look at her feet touching [ceiling]!" one passenger wrote alongside a clip that has gone viral on social media. "Thought we would die."

flight h taken off from Stockholm around 12:55 pm local time and was due to land in Miami at 5:45 pm when incident took place. Despite heavy shakedown, re were no serious injuries among passengers and crew, according to a Scandinavian Airlines spokesperson.

"Following such turbulence, standard safety procedures require a thorough inspection of aircraft," spokesperson said.

passengers were accommodated in a hotel overnight and were booked on or flights by Friday morning, according to a report in NY Post.

flight, which typically takes nine hours, was rerouted back to Copenhagen, Denmark where technicians are looking for any potential damages. According to reports, if flight h continued its journey to Miami, it would have been grounded "for an extended period of time" as US city does not have space and personnel for inspection of a plane that has suffered such damage. aviation safety protocols mandate a thorough inspection of any aircraft when it undergoes severe turbulence.