At least 30 passengers suffered fractures as the plane from Madrid hit severe turbulence

At least 30 passengers suffered fractures as the plane from Madrid hit severe turbulence Angelica Baybak

The flight from Madrid encountered severe turbulence/Photo by Air Europa

An Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger plane encountered severe turbulence. At least 30 passengers suffered varying degrees of fractures and injuries, and one of them had to be removed from the luggage rack.

So, the plane was on a flight Madrid – Montevideo (capital of Uruguay) urgently landed in Brazil. Fortunately, the plane was able to land normally, so the victims were quickly treated.

The Spanish plane encountered severe turbulence

On the night of July 2, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of a Spanish airline encountered powerful turbulence. Thus, passengers said that people who were not wearing seat belts were thrown up and hit the ceiling. Moreover, one of the passengers had to be pulled out of the luggage rack. The turbulence lasted only 3.5 seconds.

One of the passengers ended up on the luggage rack: watch the video

Because of this, the plane made an emergency landing in Brazil at Natal Airport. This happened at 02:32 local time.

The plane after turbulence: watch the video

Injuries after turbulence: watch the video

In total, at least 30 passengers received fractures and injuries of varying degrees. All of them were hospitalized and are now receiving all the necessary assistance. Passengers share terrible emotions after the experience, because they thought that they could die due to the plane crash. Fortunately, the plane landed safely in Brazil.

The Spanish flight was met with ambulances: watch the video

The plane after turbulence/Photo from the network X

A victim of turbulence is carried off the plane: watch the video

The network did not report how many passengers were on the plane, but the airline's website says that Boeing The 787-9 Dreamliner can accommodate 339 passengers.

It is also not yet known whether the plane had any technical problems. The company noted that the plane is currently undergoing an inspection, after which it will be possible to determine why the passengers were so seriously injured.

After the plane landed at Natal Airport in Brazil, the uninjured passengers were put on a reserve plane to Uruguay.