‘I’m Still In Shock’- Air Peace Passenger Recounts Horrible Flight Experience
Mrs. Esther Oseneboh who was onboard Air Peace Flight P47171 from Benin to Abuja on 25 April, 2025 on Sunday shared a terrifying experience during her journey to Abuja.
On April 2025, Oseneboh embarked on a journey back to Abuja after her visit for a state event only to experience her worst nightmare on flight P47171.
Severe turbulence led Air Peace Flight P47171 to suspend landing, according to the airline.
Air Peace Head of Communications, Dr. Ejike Ndiulo said the flight encountered turbulence as a result of adverse weather conditions.
The airline also highlighted severe thunderstorms during the flight.
However, in an emotional testimony on Sunday at the Assemblies of God Church International Worship Centre, Gwarinpa, covered by THE WHISTLER, the passenger recounted how the aircraft swung downwards and upwards erratically, like it was about to crash.
She narrated, “I am just like two person standing right now because I am not back to my real self- I am yet to recover. What I saw, I know I have gone through trials but on this particular incident, God showed himself.”
Mrs. Oseneboh said at some point, she had lost hope especially during the last spin.
A spin is a nose-down corkscrewing movement while the wings are stalled.
“I thought all was (over) because I was close to the window and I was seen everything- how the aircraft will go down and I thought it had already crashed,” she said.
“The final one was like everything was gone, I never thought… We were between life and death and I was thinking that it just crashed. But I always have faith and I told God that I settled the journey with him.
“I remember that our paster, Rev. Emeka Eze said no one will be lost. It was that little faith that held me. During the incident, I held the seat like I was holding onto Jesus and I was saying I will not die and nobody in this plane will.”
Air Peace has however explained that during the turbulence, its crew activated “appropriate safety protocols and held in a holding pattern until weather condition improved.”
THE WHISTLER understands that the aircraft landed without any injury from passengers.
‘I’m Still In Shock’- Air Peace Passenger Recounts Horrible Flight Experience is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
