THIS is the terrifying moment when a Boeing plane's engine burst into flames mid-air, forcing the jet to make an emergency landing.

The experience was so frightening for those on board that one passenger even sent goodbye texts to their loved ones.

A video taken on one passenger's phone caught the horrifying incident as flames sputter out of the Condor plane's engine.

It happened shortly after takeoff from the popular holiday island of Corfu.

The flight had already reached an altitude of 36,000ft when the plane experienced a disruption to the turbine airflow, according to WDR.

It had been on course to fly to Düsseldorf, but the burst of flames forced the pilots to make an emergency landing at Brindisi in Italy.

The flight touched down at the Italian airport just 40 minutes after take

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