‘Fasten your seatbelts!: New footage captures destruction and panic after severe Air India flight turbulence

August 10, 2026 | 2:12pm

Fourteen people were hurt — including one crew member who suffered a “severe injury” — after an Air India flight suddenly plummeted 300 feet mid-air. The Airbus A320 aircraft was flying from Phuket, Thailand to Delhi, India when it hit significant turbulence, sending passengers and crew flying around the cabin before the plane miraculously landed safely at its destination at 11 a.m. local time Tuesday. Footage from a passenger on board reveals the “chaotic aftermath" with debris on the plane's floor. Marina Trettenbach told Storyful she thought she was going to die when the plane hit severe turbulence. “I was terrified. Those were the worst seconds of my life. I thought my life was over,” she said