A month after the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad that claimed 260 lives, panic gripped passengers on a Delhi-Srinagar SpiceJet flight on Saturday as the aircraft suddenly dropped mid-air near the Banihal Pass.Arjumand Talib Hussain, a passenger aboard SpiceJet flight SG-385 from Delhi to Srinagar, shared a video claiming the aircraft suddenly dropped several hundred meters while flying over the Banihal Pass. The 29-second video, now viral on social media, captures the terrified cries of passengers during the mid-air scare.In the video, passengers can be seen tightly gripping their seats, while a flight attendant is seen crawling along the aisle. Meanwhile, the captain can be heard urging everyone to “please fasten your seat belts.”In the post on X, the passenger Arjumand Hussain said, “All my life, I have travelled in all sorts of weathers, across the globe, in hundreds of flights, but have never experienced something like this”.“G-385 Delhi-Srinagar Spicejet flight’s precarious moments yesterday. The plane dropped several hundred meters in free fall over the Banihal Pass. It felt like the end of life for everyone. It was not a normal turbulence. I have experienced all sorts of those,” he said.“I managed to capture only the final few moments of the mayhem, with a crew member having tossed in the cabin. Worst part was all window shields were directed to be closed a few moments back, and no one had any clue what was happening,” Arjumand said.“Is it new a normal to fly right into storms or something has changed about climate? Why was seat belt warning made once the mayhem was over? Where are early weather warnings and evasive actions? Who would answer,” he questioned.SpiceJet has yet to respond to the passenger’s claims about the mid-air incident. This scare comes nearly a month after a London-bound Air India flight crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people. The latest incident is likely to intensify demands for stronger safety measures on passenger aircraft to ensure flyers’ safety.
