Moment tearful passengers scream in terror as Turkish Airlines pilot tries and fails three times to land during a storm

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 11:44 EDT, 13 September 2026 | Updated: 11:48 EDT, 13 September 2026 Tearful passengers screamed during a period of extreme turbulence as their Turkish Airlines pilot tried multiple times to land during a storm.An influencer shared the alarming moment the plane was seen 'starting to fall' as the pilot tried to land the Turkish Airlines Airbus 321 for a third time at Tunis-Carthage. One passenger was heard shouting 'we will die' in the footage that has circulated on social media, while many others shrieked in terror as they began 'free-falling'.The flight had taken off from Istanbul on September 10 but had to fly through a storm as they approached Tunisia, which caused the plane to 'shake very strongly'.Passengers were said to be begging the pilot to land at another country or airport rather than go through the turbulence again. The sobbing Russian-speaking tourist who initially posted the video added 'never in my life have I been so scared for my life'.Eventually the flight was rerouted to Enfidha-Hammamet Airport, around 55 miles south, and passengers clapped when they safely landed.The Daily Mail has contacted Turkish Airlines for comment. The sobbing tourist who initially posted the video said 'never in my life have I been so scared for my life' Tearful passengers screamed during a period of extreme turbulence as their Turkish Airlines pilot tried multiple times to land during a stormTurbulence is the result of changes in the distribution of air currents and pressure around the plane and poses no major risk to safety.According to research from 2023 carried out by the University of Reading, rising temperatures and changes to the jet stream have dramatically increased the amount of turbulence in the sky. Severe turbulence increased 55 per cent between 1979 and 2020 and is expected to get more intense, more frequent and last longer in future.Global warming causes disturbances to the jet stream – the narrow current of fast-moving air that planes fly along to get a speed boost.More and more, airplane passengers are capturing terrifying footage of extreme turbulence on their smartphones, sending air stewards and hot drinks flying.