The strong shock, which occurred when the plane entered the American continent, threw several people to the ceiling and caused the flight attendants to “fly down the aisle”.
Twelve travelers were injured on a flight between Madrid and Buenos Aires as a result of “severe turbulence” created as the plane entered the Americas. The accident, which was recorded on Wednesday, caused a strong shock to the device, the fall of hand luggage and the “displacement of passengers”, some of whom collided with the walls and ceiling of the cabin. Most of them were injured and treated at the same terminal, although two people had to be taken to a hospital in the Argentine capital. One of them is a 73-year-old Spanish citizen with a head injury and a deep cut to the head, and the second is a 63-year-old woman with minor injuries to her limbs.
Flight AR1133, owned by Aerolineas Argentinas, had taken off from Madrid-Barajas Airport bound for Eceiza, where it landed at 4:30 AM (about 9:30 AM in Spain). There were 271 passengers and 13 crew on board. The company reported that the plane was flying over the ocean “entering the Americas” when it encountered the turbulence. This phenomenon occurs when two air masses with different speeds or temperatures come into contact with each other. Although the meteorological radar that the planes are equipped with usually warns of their presence, sometimes if their wingspan is very large, it is impossible to avoid them.
The shock “caused an unusual movement in the cabin”, which turned into temporary chaos. Some compartments were opened, hand luggage fell on the passengers and dozens of oxygen masks were unhooked from their supports. Other users were literally taken off their seats. One of them, Spanish streamer Esperanza Borrás, reported on her Twitter account that her head “hit the ceiling and I broke it”. The young woman was injured in the face and may have “broken the septum (of the nose)”. Screams and scares followed among the passengers, although the plane was stable again within moments. The Airbus, with registration LV-FVH, showed no structural damage during the subsequent inspection on the ground, according to reports from ‘La Nación’ on Thursday.
The airline has stated that “the passengers most compromised were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the turbulence”, despite signs indicating their use being on and cabin crew announcing that they were required to fasten them. to carry. due to bad weather.
However, his version has been rejected by several affected. Borrás herself has pointed out that she had her seat belt on for the seven hours leading up to the flight and “just as I took it off, it happened, but there was no message indicating it.” Another traveler reported on a social network that those “last seven hours have been a nightmare” because of the frequent shaking of the plane. But when the »heavy turbulence« set in, nobody told us to buckle up and everyone started flying; even the flight attendants down the aisle«. Some images posted to the network show the broken signaling panels as, according to one affected person, “the passengers themselves were the ones who broke the plastic with their heads”.
Source: La Verdad
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