THIS is the terrifying moment screaming passengers feared for their lives as a pilot aborted three landing attempts in extreme turbulence.

Heart-stopping video shows the cabin plunge into a sudden free-fall as one passenger screams “we will die”.

NINTCHDBPICT001108212659Passengers screamed as the cabbing suddenly dropped Credit: mmaiskaya via Storyful NINTCHDBPICT001108212649Tearful passenger, Marina Maiskaya, feared for her life during the horror landing Credit: mmaiskaya via Storyful

The flight from Istanbul was approaching Tunis-Carthage International Airport in when bad turned the routine landing into a nightmare.

Passengers screamed in terror when the plane “started to plummet” after the pilot failed to land the aircraft a number of times.

Marina Maiskaya shared video from Thursday to which showed the passengers gripping their seats as the aircraft shakes.

Terror rippled through the cabin as the plane looped in the sky for a third time, awaiting its chance to attempt another touch down.

NINTCHDBPICT001108212646They clutched onto the seats during the plummet Credit: mmaiskaya via Storyful NINTCHDBPICT001108212636The plane was forced to loop in the sky after three failed landing attempts Credit: mmaiskaya via Storyful

Marina said the flight itself was smooth but things turned terrifying as soon as they made their initial decent.

She said: “I have never in my life feared for my life like that.

“We were shaken violently each time, and on the third attempt, we actually started to plummet.”

The aircraft was ultimately force to divert to Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport, about 60 miles south of Tunis.

NINTCHDBPICT001108212509Extreme turbulence caused the horror landing Credit: mmaiskaya via Storyful NINTCHDBPICT001108212645Marina Maiskaya shared the video to Instagram Credit: mmaiskaya via Storyful

Relived passengers clapped the pilot when the flight landed safely.

More and more, airplane passengers are capturing terrifying footage of extreme turbulence.

In early August at least suddenly took at 300ft plunge.

Cracks appeared in the cabin ceiling after the plane took a nosedive just 90 minutes after departing from Thailand.

The plane was carrying 134 people when it went downwards unexpectedly, leaving 10 passengers and two crew members wounded.

The jet departed from Phuket en route to Delhi, , when it was rocked by severe turbulence.

Many passengers were reportedly asleep at the time of the horror drop.

The aircraft managed to land safely at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and were waiting on the tarmac for the injured passengers.

Some of the hurt people were seen being taken away in wheelchairs.