Scary moment: Passengers scream as Russian Aeroflot plane shakes uncontrollably after being hit by turbulence

This is the terrifying moment passengers screamed as a Russian Aeroflot plane shook uncontrollably after being hit by turbulence.

During a flight on the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky route to Moscow, panicked passengers of the Boeing 777-300 could be seen clutching the seats in front of them as the plane spun around.

While flying over the Northern Ural Mountains, the plane suddenly began to shake.

A woman who had gone to the toilet before the turbulence began suffered head injuries when she was thrown back and forth as she tried to return to her seat.

A passenger named Lyubov, who later spoke to Russian newspaper Izvestia, said the crew had warned people about the turbulence, but no one had expected it to be so intense.

While flying over the Northern Ural Mountains, the plane suddenly began to shake. In a video circulating on social media, passengers can be seen holding on to the seats in front of them as screams and cries can be heard.

She said passengers were initially asked to fasten their seat belts and remain seated, but were later asked to lie on the floor.

“It felt like we were falling. It was terrifying. Everything started unexpectedly – there was strong turbulence. The injured woman was then in the toilet and tried to get to her house. When the plane crashed, she suffered head injuries,” said Lyubov.

She said the woman tried to sit in her seat when the plane started shaking, but lost her balance and fell into the aisle, causing bleeding.

The crew then began searching for doctors on board.

Among the passengers was the Minister of Health of the Kamchatka region Alexander Gashkov, who gave the woman first aid and bandaged her, reports Izvestia.

Passengers chatted anxiously as the plane began to shake. Some passengers could be seen clinging to the seats in front of them in panic

When the plane landed in Moscow, the victim was first taken away and handed over to doctors for further examination.

Last week, members of Bonza’s cabin crew were injured after their plane encountered air turbulence during a regional flight in Queensland, Australia.

Flight AB 626 was en route from Rockhampton to the Sunshine Coast when the aircraft encountered unexpected and severe turbulence.

The aircraft landed safely at its destination without further incident.

The airline did not provide any information on the number of injured flight attendants or the extent of their injuries.