Great Turbulence Of Garuda Indonesia Airplane Jakarta-Surabaya Route Due To Bad Weather

Illustration of Garuda Indonesia plane. (Antara/Ahmad Wijaya)

JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia's External Communications Manager, Dicky Irchamsyah, said the intense turbulence experienced by the Garuda Indonesia plane on the Jakarta-Surabaya route was caused by the erratic weather.

Garuda Indonesia with flight number GA320 experienced strong turbulence in the air before landing at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Monday, March 7.

"Generally it happens in bad weather situations, especially [now] the rainy season," said Dicky to VOI.id, Tuesday, March 8.

However, Dicky ensured that the turbulence experienced by Garuda Indonesia GA320 did not cause the flight to be disrupted. The plane landed safely at around 17.40 WIB.

"The plane also landed normally and there were no irregularities," he said.

Dicky said a number of flight routes in Indonesia also experienced the same thing. Strong winds or rain intensity are the main causes of flight turbulence.

"Indeed, some routes are like this because the weather is not friendly anymore," he added.

Previously, a Garuda Indonesia flight from Soekarno Hatta Airport to Juanda International Airport experienced great turbulence, Monday, March 7 afternoon.

One of the passengers of Garuda Indonesia GA320 said that passengers felt great vibrations before landing in Surabaya. "It's been mentioned preparing for landing, five minutes to go, only the turbulence is scary," said the passenger to VOI.id, Tuesday, March 7th.

As a result of the situation, panic ensued on the plane. A number of passengers screamed hysterically, while others were seen praying resignedly to face the situation.

Passengers admitted that the plane was maneuvering left and right, up and down. The pilot tried to stabilize the plane in the air in the middle of bad weather. "The pilot is great, how can you do it. Good!" he said.