Eleven individuals have been left injured after a Lufthansa flight was hit with extreme turbulence whereas en route from Argentina to Germany.
The Boeing 747-8 was travelling from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt when it encountered a short interval of extreme turbulence over the Atlantic on Monday.
5 passengers and 6 crew members suffered minor accidents because of the incident.
Picture:
File pic. Pic: Reuters
The injured acquired medical therapy instantly after the plane landed safely at Frankfurt Airport on Tuesday at 9.53am (GMT), in accordance with the airline.
Lufthansa mentioned the turbulence was “brief” and occurred in an “intertropical convergence zone”, which is a band of low strain across the Earth.
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
1:11
Planes struggled to land at Dublin Airport as Storm Ashley battered elements of the UK and Eire.
There have been 329 passengers and 19 crew members on board and Lufthansa’s particular help staff has been offering assist to the affected passengers.
“The protection and well-being of passengers and crew members all the time stays Lufthansa’s prime precedence.
“Of course, seat belts must be worn on all Lufthansa flights as a matter of principle – that means, passengers are obliged to fasten their seat belts as soon as they have taken their seats.”
