• By Ajeet Kumar
  • Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:27 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Amid a series of incidents with aeroplane manufacturer, Boeing, another chilling video from Indonesia surfaced online after a Batik Air Boeing 737 struggling to land during a thunderstorm at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang. According to the statement released by the airlines, the incident occurred on June 28, however, the video went viral a day later. The footage, widely shared online, shows the plane tilting sharply to one side, its right wingtip nearly scraping the runway amid strong winds and rain.

Batik Air spokesperson responds

Batik Air spokesperson Danang Mandala Prihantoro explained that a sudden crosswind hit the aircraft during its approach, but the crew followed safety protocols, landing the plane safely. Meteorologists attribute the gust to a powerful storm system over Greater Jakarta, noting that climate change is increasing the frequency of such extreme weather, posing risks to aviation.

Close call at Russian airport

No passengers were harmed, and engineers confirmed the aircraft sustained no damage after a thorough inspection. Aviation experts stress the need for enhanced pilot training for crosswind landings and advanced wind-shear detection systems at airports to avoid such close calls. The video has shocked viewers online, with many calling it “one of the most terrifying flight videos” ever seen.

Two passenger aircraft collided on Friday at the runway of Sochi airport in the south Russian Black Sea resort city, according to a local media report. There were no casualties and both aircraft suffered minor damages, Radio VestiFM reported.

One aircraft heading to the Siberian City of Tyumen, while moving to the runway, collided with another aircraft arriving from Norilsk, it said. Passengers, crew members and service personnel were not injured, it added.

Earlier this month, a plane with five people aboard, including two pilots, went missing in the deep forests of Siberia, Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said. The Antonov An-2, a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane aircraft widely used for agricultural and forestry purposes, issued distressed signals over the forests of Yakutia in far northeastern Russia, TASS news agency reported, citing the local emergency ministry's office.

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A search and rescue plane has been sent to locate theaircraft that was performing forestry aerial reconnaissance, Rosaviatsia said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.

A helicopter has crashed near the village of Naryshkino in the Oryol Region's Uritsky District, Russian state media, TASS reported citing the area's Joint Dispatcher Service. "Everything happened near Naryshkino. All the firefighters rushed there," the service reported, adding that the settlement's population was not affected.

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The service also clarified to TASS that it currently has no information regarding the helicopter’s ownership. Russian news outlet 112 on Telegram reported that a military helicopter, likely a Mi-8, crashed in the Oryol region, resulting in the crew's death. Initial findings point to a technical malfunction as the cause.