Eyewitness accounts: 'There was a loud bang, passengers were shaken. I'm just happy to be alive'
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mike Tooke, a British passenger, said that while those near the back of the plane experienced "a very loud bang and quite a lot of vibration", the pilots had told those on board that they had only felt "a small jolt". Sue Wooster, from Melbourne, told Australia's Channel Seven news: "You were waiting for what was going to happen next – is the plane going to go down and the engines going to stop running?" Mr Sandberg added: "The landing was quite smooth, although the plane felt a bit heavy." Mr Shephard said: "We could not tell the extent of the problem until we got out of the plane where we could see one hole about six to seven inches wide on the wing."
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