A PASSENGER on board the Southwest flight that plummeted mid-air to avoid a second plane has revealed the moment screams filled the cabin.
Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport, California, was forced “nose dive” while on its way to Las Vegas, causing passengers to fly out of their seats.
The aircraft later landed safely but two flight attendants were injured in the terrifying moment.
Caitlin Burdi who was onboard spoke to Fox News about how screams filled the cabin as she thanked the pilot for his heroic action.
“It was terrifying. We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash,” she said.
Burdi, who is a seasoned traveler and knows the route well, initially thought they were experiencing bad turbulence.
“We plummeted pretty far and I looked around and everyone was like, ‘okay that’s normal,’ and within two seconds it felt like the ride Tower of Terror where we fell like 20 to 30ft in the air and the screaming – it was terrifying.”
“I just remember [the pilot] saying, ‘What just happened was we almost collided with another plane, and I had to make the emergency attempt to go under because we lost service with the air traffic controller,’” she added.
“Thank you to our pilot,” she said, noting how passengers were left shaken and in shock after the ordeal.
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