A Condor Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing in Italy after one of its engines erupted in flames at 36,000 feet.

This terrifying ordeal saw passengers sending what they thought were final messages to loved ones as they watched the fire through the plane windows in fear.

The Boeing 757 had taken off from Corfu, Greece, bound for Düsseldorf, Germany, with 273 passengers and eight crew members onboard when the drama unfolded on Saturday evening.

About 40 minutes into the flight, passengers began noticing bursts of fire flashing from the right wing of the aircraft.

“Suddenly, the power went out for a few seconds, and we realised we were no longer climbing,” one passenger said.

Another admitted they sent “goodbye texts” because they thought, “It’s over now.”

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