Air passengers pray and swig whisky from a bottle after they are told their Miami-bound Boeing 737 will be making an emergency landing because of engine problems
- Swift Air flight from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Miami, America
- It got into difficulties just half an hour after take off and was forced to return
- The plane eventually landed safely and no one was hurt during the manoeuvre
Air passengers were caught on camera swigging from a whisky bottle and praying together after being told that their plane would have to make an emergency landing.
The footage was captured on board a Swift Air Boeing 737-400 flight heading from the Las Americas International Airport near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Miami, America.
The plane had been in the air just over half an hour before it began to experience engine problems, according to local media reports.
Shortly before the video began, the passengers were told that the aircraft was experiencing difficulties and that the pilot would have to perform an emergency landing.
In the clip, the passengers can be heard speaking in unison as they grip hold of one another’s hands across the aisles and over the head rests of the seats.
A male passenger just in front of the camera swigs out of a bottle of whisky before offering it down the line.
Passengers held hands and prayed after they were told that their Swift Air flight from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Miami, America, would be making an emergency landing
A male passenger just in front of the camera began to swig out of a bottle of whisky before offering it down the line
The passengers sway slightly as they hit a patch of turbulence but begin applauding after the group prayer comes to an end.
They continue to chat among themselves as they prepare to make their emergency return, which is where the video ends.
The pilot turned the flight around and headed back toward its origin station to make the landing.
Fortunately, it returned without further incident and no one was hurt during the manoeuvre.
The passengers sway slightly as they hit a patch of turbulence but begin applauding after the prayer comes to an end
They continue to chat among themselves as they prepare to make their emergency return at their original station, which is where the video ends. The plane returned without further incident and no one was hurt during the manoeuvre
It is thought that a replacement Boeing 737-400 landed in Miami with the passengers on board after a five-hour delay.
The footage, which is thought to have been captured on Monday, has since been shared online and viewed thousands of times.
One social media user, UlseRubio, commented: ‘The guy with the whisky bottle is the smartest.’
Another, Rodmonti, said: ‘Most of them are praying while only a few are drinking in [potentially] their last moments.’