Passengers aboard a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam said they feared for their lives as it plummeted over 1,500 feet before making an emergency landing.
At least 25 people were injured as Delta flight 56 was diverted to Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport around 5.30pm on Wednesday, two hours into its eight-hour journey.
Delta confirmed in a statement that severe turbulence rocked the aircraft, with witnesses describing how its impact threw people into the air as beverage carts crashed around inside the cabin.
Data from flight tracking site FlightAware showed that the plane plummeted over 1,600 feet in an 85 second span, with passengers saying that there 'was a moment where we thought we were going down.'
The flight then continued for over an hour after the terrifying altitude drop before landing safely in Minneapolis.
