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.The viral video shows passengers screaming as the plane violently shakes, ejecting the fliers from their seats. Food and carry-on bags could also be seen lining the aisles before the pilots took the call to return to a base in Copenhagen with 254 passengers and crew members onboard."Look at her feet touching the [ceiling]!" one passenger wrote alongside a clip that has gone viral on social media. "Thought we would die."The flight had taken off from Stockholm around 12:55 pm local time and was due to land in Miami at 5:45 pm when the incident took place. Despite the heavy shakedown, there were no serious injuries among the passengers and crew, according to a Scandinavian Airlines spokesperson."Following such turbulence, standard safety procedures require a thorough inspection of the aircraft," the spokesperson said.The passengers were accommodated in a hotel overnight and were booked on other flights by Friday morning, according to a report in NY Post.The flight, which typically takes nine hours, was rerouted back to Copenhagen, Denmark where technicians are looking for any potential damages. According to reports, if the flight had continued its journey to Miami, it would have been grounded "for an extended period of time" as the US city does not have space and personnel for inspection of a plane that has suffered such damage. The aviation safety protocols mandate a thorough inspection of any aircraft when it undergoes severe turbulence.

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

The viral video shows passengers screaming as the plane violently shakes, ejecting the fliers from their seats.

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