Terrifying moment air passengers scream as they are lifted out of their seats by extreme turbulence which forced packed Miami-bound jet to turn around mid-flight and return to Europe

Terrifying video has shown the infinitesimal utmost turbulence deed a rider jet, throwing passengers into the ceiling connected a Miami-bound formation which was past forced to crook astir and caput backmost to Europe.

The Scandinavian Airlines formation from Stockholm, which was expected to instrumentality implicit 9 hours, was astir astatine its destination erstwhile it was forced to marque a U-turn and caput each the mode backmost pursuing the alarming concern connected Thursday.

After experiencing the turbulence implicit Greenland, the packed craft returned to a basal successful Copenhagen to acquisition checks implicit concerns astir method issues.

A rider connected the flight, who was travelling with his wife, posted footage showing screaming passengers arsenic the level was rattled by the turbulence.

A pistillate sitting successful his enactment is past flung upwards. 'Look astatine her feet touching the [ceiling]!' helium wrote. 'I thought we were going to [die]'.

According to Scandinavian Airlines, 254 passengers and 1 babe were connected committee the plane.

A rider who was connected committee said they witnessed astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic prolong injuries, but a spokesperson for the hose said nary superior injuries were reported.

They told MailOnline that the pitchy had to crook astir arsenic it did not person the required instrumentality successful Miami to execute the checks.

The passengers would beryllium offered edifice rooms and volition beryllium flown to Miami connected Friday, according to the airline.

Passengers posted pictures connected societal media of the compartment during the turbulence - with items specified arsenic integrative cups, insubstantial bags and 1 man's rucksack strewn crossed the floor.

Back successful September, a Scandinavian Airlines formation was forced to marque a diversion aft a rodent was discovered successful a passenger's meal.

The aircraft, which was flying from Oslo to Malaga, Spain was forced to onshore successful Copenhagen arsenic a information precaution aft the rodent was recovered successful an in-flight meal.

Rodents connected committee craft tin airs a information hazard arsenic they are capable to chew done captious wiring. Airlines usually person procedures to forestall specified an incidental from occurring.