At least eleven people were injured due to turbulence. on a German airline flight this Tuesday Lufthansa. The aircraft was traveling between the cities of Buenos Aires and Frankfurt, according to the company.
“Unfortunately, for the time being, five passengers and six crew members suffered injuries, mostly minor, and received medical attention after the plane landed.“, communicated the company about what happened on board flight LH511. In the aircraft 329 passengers and 19 crew members were on board.
The “brief and violent” turbulence encountered by the aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 model, occurred when the aircraft was over the Atlantic Oceanin “an intertropical convergence zone”. The company specified that “the safety of the flight was never in danger”.
“Lufthansa regrets the inconvenience caused to passengers,” the company said. In addition, it has reminded passengers of the importance of carrying the seat beltsbecause there is an obligation for travelers to use such a device. whenever they are on their seat.