Sydney: An AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia Sunday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying the plane was “shaking like a washing machine”. Terrified passengers on that flight described a very loud noise soon after it left Sydney for Shanghai. The West Australian newspaper cited passengers on Sunday’s flight as saying they heard a bang and then the plane started shuddering. “It was terrifying.”Another passenger, Brenton Atkinson, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation the whole plane started shaking, far more than standard turbulence. “It was literally like you were sitting on top of a washing machine.

Source: Mint June 25, 2017 07:41 UTC