Frightening video from turbulence-hit SpiceJet plane. At least 12 passengers injured

The Mumbai to Durgapur flight got caught in a storm on Sunday. (Image credit: Screengrab from video tweeted by @SharmaYuv1)

A SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal experienced severe turbulence due to bad weather before landing on Sunday. 13 passengers were injured in the incident.

A frightening video from the plane has emerged on social media, capturing panic among the passengers. It showed fallen cabin baggage and passengers’ belongings scattered on the plane’s floor.

Extreme turbulence in a flight between Mumbai to Durgapur. I can feel what's going on in the minds of passengers when oxygen masks are coming down.

Airline was SpiceJet. Again it was B737 MAX.

Never travelling in this aircraft.
But thankfully no major accident. #SpiceJetpic.twitter.com/j7225Ag0UZ

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— Yuvraj Sharma (@SharmaYuv1) May 1, 2022

"The flight was about to land at Durgapur airport when the aircraft began to hobble as the flight experienced massive turbulence following extreme bad weather," a traveller said. "Few passengers were severely injured during this major mid-air turbulence."

The flight was about to land at Durgapur airport when the aircraft began to hobble as the flight experienced massive turbulence following extreme bad weather. Few passengers were severely injured during this major mid-air turbulence: Akbar Ansari, a passenger pic.twitter.com/3R52Kb2zXD

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2022

SpiceJet said it regretted and incident, adding that it was helping with the treatment of injured passengers.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a multidisciplinary team to probe the incident. 

DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI, "We have deputed a multidisciplinary team to carry out regulatory investigation (into this incident)".