SAS flight turns back after encountering severe Atlantic turbulence

Upon landing, passengers were met by SAS personnel and accommodated overnight in a hotel. They were rescheduled for a flight to Miami the following day.

The involved aircraft is a 9.1-year-old Airbus A330-300 registered as LN-RKS. Delivered in September 2015, it has logged over 38,000 flight hours across more than 4,385 cycles as of August 31, 2024. SAS's fleet includes eight A330-300s and four A350-900s for long-haul flights.

Flight SK957 typically operates between Stockholm and Miami with scheduled departure at 12:55 and arrival at 17:45, taking just over ten hours.

This incident follows recent reports of severe turbulence affecting other flights globally. A Lufthansa flight from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt recently encountered turbulence causing minor injuries to eleven people onboard. In another instance, a United Airlines flight from Cancun diverted to Memphis due to similar conditions.

The most notable case this year involved Singapore Airlines' London-Singapore route in May where severe turbulence resulted in multiple injuries and one fatality.