After turbulence caused several injuries, a passenger plane en route from Spain to Uruguay made an emergency landing in Brazil on Monday. However, the incident is likely to have ended on a high note for everyone involved.
This was announced by the Spanish airline Air Europa on its online service
Between 25 and 30 people were injured in the incident, according to the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry. However, the number is preliminary. “At first glance, none of the injured were in danger of life; most suffered only minor injuries. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some injured people were taken to hospital.
Replacement plane departs from Madrid
As the airport operator in the Brazilian city explained, the plane landed there at 2:42 a.m. local time (4:42 a.m. CEST). According to airline Air Europa, another plane will take off from Madrid to take passengers who landed in Natal to Montevideo.
In May, one man died and over a hundred people were injured as a result of severe turbulence on a flight from London to Singapore, at which time a Boeing plane was also hit.
The severe turbulence is increasing
According to experts, turbulence – and in particular so-called clear sky turbulence, which is not detected by on-board radar – is becoming increasingly common as a result of climate change. According to a 2023 study, the average duration of turbulence increased by 16 percent between 1979 and 2020. The number of serious turbulences increased by more than 50 percent.
Source: Krone
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