Passengers scream as tourist jet nosedives from 10,000 to 500 metres after sudden loss of pressure
The tourist jet operated by Onur Air was forced to make an emergency landing in southern Russia
TOURISTS screamed as a jet flying out of Turkey lost cabin pressure and nosedived from 10,000 to 500 metres in just five minutes.
The Onur Air Airbus 321 with 226 passengers and eight crew made a successful emergency landing at Volgograd airport in southern Russia.
Some passengers needed medical and psychological help after the “horrible” incident, said an airport source.
The Turkish plane was en route from Antalya to Chelyabinsk in the Russian Urals region when it got into trouble.
Unconfirmed reports said there was an engine failure.
A woman passenger said: “It was so scary.
“People on board panicked.
“Everyone was asleep when oxygen masks came down, children started to scream.”
Another passenger said: “Flight Antalya to Chelyabinsk. Loss of cabin pressure.
“Descending from 10,000 metres to 500 metres within five minutes, very scary!!!”
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia
On one video, a man says to another “happy birthday,"; then turns to the camera saying: “This is horror.”
In the second video a stewardess is believed to ask: “Are there doctors on board?”
A woman said: "We have arrived."
The man filming the video looks into the camera and says: “That was horrible”.
The airport in Volgograd - where England play their opening group stage match in the World Cup next month - confirmed the emergency landing.
Passengers were ushered to an airport terminal.
Those with children were taken to a hotel, said a source.
“Paramedic doctors were present all night - some had headaches, other – problems with blood pressure, some needed psychological help”, said the source.
A new plane was sent to Volgograd to pick up the passengers.
A preliminary investigation was underway into safety on the plane, said Russia’s Southern Transport Prosecutor’s office.
Onur Air is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in Istanbul.
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