Close call for Pakistani flight as scary turbulence moment captured on video. WATCH

With safety at risk, Air Traffic Control reportedly instructed the pilot to abort the landing, and the pilot made the decision to fly back to Karachi. The viral clip shows the aircraft shaking violently and passengers screaming in fear.

Sharing the video, an Instagram handle @fl360aero wrote, “Flight 9P842 / FJL842 encountered intense turbulence mid-air as it was caught in a severe storm while attempting to land at Allama Iqbal International Airport, was forced for a go-around. Cockpit, following instructions from air traffic control, flew the aircraft back to Karachi on 24 May.”

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The incident has sparked an array of reactions on social media, with a user commenting, “Understanding India’s values, we would have granted their request to fly over our air space on humanitarian grounds. This is the greatness of my India.”

“Now you understand what the indigo passengers went through a few days ago when your ‘government’ refused flight path to the aircraft,” another user wrote.

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar recently experienced severe turbulence and a hailstorm before landing safely in the Jammu and Kashmir capital. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated that the pilots had contacted Lahore Air Traffic Control seeking temporary access to Pakistani airspace, however, the request was turned down.

Both India and Pakistan have closed their respective airspace to each other’s aircraft following the Pahalgam terror attack.