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Actor Matthew Postlethwaite is recounting a frightening experience he had aboard a plane when the engine exploded.
The star of the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders took to Instagram Stories on Monday, July 14, to share the ordeal he faced during an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Minneapolis, where the situation quickly escalated into panic.
"Just ten minutes after we took off, one of the engines ignited and blew up," the 33-year-old shared. "It honestly sounded like a bomb exploding. I've traveled extensively throughout my life and I've never felt fear like that — not even once did I think I might die. It’s curious to see who you reach out to when faced with such a scenario. I know it sounds dramatic — but it was very real."
Postlethwaite mentioned that he and his spouse, Erika Young, were traveling to the Twin Cities for a meeting with Target regarding his protein soda brand. Their Sun Country Airlines flight departed shortly after midnight from Los Angeles International Airport, as reported by CBS News. Following the engine malfunction, the flight crew declared an emergency and returned to LAX, successfully landing the aircraft.
“I just don’t get how ‘they’ allow planes to operate that are clearly not fit for flying — I distinctly remember telling Erika, ‘It sounds just like a lawn mower,’” Postlethwaite mentioned in his Story. “I won’t board any planes that have that lawn mower sound again.”
Kang Hu, a Minnesota resident, also reflected on the incident, recalling that he was on the plane with his wife and two daughters.
“I was looking outside. It felt serene. It was dark, and everything was calm, you know. Then out of nowhere, there was a fireball and a jolt,” Hu recounted to the news outlet, reminiscing about how the pilot executed that sharp U-turn. “You could really feel that U-turn.”
Upon landing, “I made my way to the crew, to the captain once we were at the gate,” he stated. “I told them, ‘You folks are heroes.’”
In a statement to CBS News, a spokesperson for Sun Country expressed that the "safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we appreciate the professionalism of our pilots and flight attendants in ensuring the safety of our customers. We thank our passengers for their understanding and have arranged another aircraft to take them back to [Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport] today."
This engine emergency is the latest incident to gain media attention. In January, four individuals suffered injuries when an engine problem forced a Minnesota-bound Boeing 757-300 to conduct an emergency evacuation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Additionally, in February, a Delta Airlines plane capsized while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and remarkably, all 80 individuals on board survived.
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