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The viral video is from 2019 and shows an ALK Airlines flight from Kosovo to Switzerland that was hit by turbulence.
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India Today Fact Check
This is an old video of a flight headed from Kosovo to Switzerland hit by turbulence in 2019.
One passenger died and 30 were reported injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London encountered severe turbulence on May 21. The Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER reportedly dropped 6,000 feet in a matter of minutes, following which, it made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
In its aftermath, a video allegedly shot from inside the flight went viral on social media. In it, passengers could be seen screaming as they rose and fell together. Many social media users along with media outlets like Zee News shared this clip, claiming that it showed the Singapore flight in turbulence.
One person shared the video writing, “Shocking Video of the moment of turbulence on the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300, flying from London to Singapore, which resulted in the death of one person and injuries to 30 others.” Its archive can be seen here.
India Today Fact Check found that this is an old video from 2019.
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Reverse searching keyframes of the viral clip led us to a news report about this incident from 2019. According to it, this footage was shot on June 16, 2019, on a flight headed from Pristina in Kosovo, to Basel in Switzerland. Per reports, violent turbulence caused the ALK Airlines Boeing 737’s flight attendant to hit the plane’s ceiling.
The terrifying footage was reportedly shot by Mirjeta Basha, one of the passengers aboard. In it, people could be seen quickly putting on their clothing and bracing themselves seconds before a forceful jolt rocked the aircraft. The turbulence then slammed a flight attendant into the ceiling and spilt her craft full of drinks. The aircraft, however, continued for a normal landing and no emergency was declared.
According to an ABC news report, 10 of the 121 passengers on board were hospitalised for minor injuries after the plane touched down at the airport in Basel, Switzerland. Several media outlets shared the video in question at the time, reporting the same.
While media outlets have shared some visuals from the Singapore flight that was hit by turbulence, it is more than clear that the video in question has no links to it.
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