Terrifying footage from a plane flying over the Mallorca storm shows passengers screaming and crying as extreme turbulence makes some vomit - after a cruise ship with Britons on board crashed into a freight ship.

Terrifying footage from a plane flying over the Mallorca storm shows passengers screaming and crying as extreme turbulence makes some throw up - after a cruise ship with Britons on board crashed into a freight ship. The images were posted by Spanish acrobat Estela Orts who was flying to Mallorca. Clip shows the plane shaking wildly with Orts saying it crashed, prompting screams and cries

By Chris Jewers

Updated: 14:36 ​​BST, 28 Aug 2023

A flight to Mallorca experienced extreme turbulence on Sunday as it approached the island which was hit by a heavy storm, showed a terrifying video.

The flight ordeal left passengers fearing for their lives as the plane was flying from Alicante in southern Spain to the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean.

Estela Orts, a dancer and acrobat known for his performances in the famous Pirate Show in Magaluf, posted a video of the flight on Instagram.

The images showed the plane shaking violently as his companions frightened travelers clung to their seats, Orts writing that she feared "THIS IS IT" as the plane shook and fell - prompting screams, cries and vomiting in what felt like an "eternal" moment .

Northeastern regions of Spain, as well as Mallorca, were hit by 120 km/h winds and torrential rains over the weekend, forcing some families to flee for their lives and stranding others on the island due to flight cancellations.