Reddit Thread Compiles 52 In-Flight Horror Stories, From Engine Fires to Midair Medical Crises
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Updated · BuzzFeed · Jun 28
Reddit Thread Compiles 52 In-Flight Horror Stories, From Engine Fires to Midair Medical Crises
2 articles · Updated · BuzzFeed · Jun 28
Summary
A Reddit post gathered 52 traveler accounts of extreme flight incidents, centering on engine fires, rapid depressurization, violent turbulence and emergency landings.
Several stories described near-catastrophic technical failures — including a burning engine over Cuba, a 10,000-foot drop in a hailstorm and a captain's emergency descent after total loss of cabin pressurization.
Medical emergencies ran through the thread as well, with passengers recounting deaths onboard, a choking toddler revived before takeoff, seizures, labor and an in-flight birth.
Other accounts focused on disruptive or bizarre passenger behavior, from attempted cockpit rushes and exit-door grabs to a snake in an overhead bin and a drunken pilot who allegedly fled a breath test.
The compilation spread because Redditor Jazzlike-Run-2349 asked for the wildest airplane stories, turning scattered anecdotes from flyers, crew and pilots into a single viral roundup.