People Share Their Worst Airplane Stories, and It’s a Doozy

Uh oh. This really inspires confidence, doesn’t it? I can only imagine how it feels to be on a plane with the pilot panicking through the mic for the whole plane to hear. On the other hand, is this normal? Do pilots panic a lot?

Maybe that’s something that should, ah, be kept between them and the rest of their crew. With this small oversight, I think everyone knew afterward it was definitely not minor turbulence. Probably had to ride a plane right over a storm.