Severe turbulence
Horror flight: man rescued from luggage rack
On Monday, 325 passengers of the airline Air Europa experienced a real nightmare. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was on its way from Madrid to Montevideo when it was hit by strong turbulence. Videos and pictures show damaged ceiling panels, destroyed seats and injured people lying on the floor. One man even had to be rescued from the overhead bin!
A video shows other passengers pulling a man out of the hand luggage compartment after he had been thrown there by the force of the turbulence.
The pilot was able to "land normally" in Natal (Brazil), as the Spanish airline Air Europa announced on X (see tweet below). All the injured were medically treated and cared for.
Passengers given medical treatment after emergency landing
According to the news portal G1, which cites the city's emergency services, between 30 and 40 passengers of various nationalities required medical attention and some had to be taken to hospital.
Those affected suffered head injuries, cervical vertebrae fractures and facial injuries and also complained of chest pains.
Another plane is now to take the passengers stranded in Natal to their actual destination.
Turbulence in May claimed lives
Just over a month ago, turbulence occurred on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore, which even claimed one life (73). More than 20 passengers had to be admitted to intensive care due to head or brain injuries (see link to article above).
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