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Eleven individuals had been injured aboard a Lufthansa flight from Argentina to Germany after the aircraft suffered “extreme turbulence” on Monday.
Flight LH511 from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt suffered “transient however extreme turbulence” whereas flying in an intertropical convergence zone with low-pressure air currents, Lufthansa mentioned.
5 passengers and 6 crew members suffered “minor accidents” throughout the incident and acquired medical therapy after touchdown safely on the German airport on Tuesday morning (Nov 12).
In keeping with the airline, the Boeing 747-Eight was touring with 329 passengers and 19 crew members on board.
Lufthansa mentioned a particular help staff has been “offering assist to affected passengers.”
A Lufthansa spokesperson mentioned: “The security of the flight was by no means compromised. Lufthansa regrets any inconvenience precipitated to passengers. The security and well-being of passengers and crew members at all times stays Lufthansa's high precedence.
“In fact, seat belts are necessary on all Lufthansa flights, that means passengers are obliged to lock their seat belts as quickly as they take their seats.”
Earlier this yr, a Briton died and several other different passengers had been critically injured after a harrowing flight from London to Singapore was hit by extreme turbulence.
Flight SQ321, with 211 passengers and 18 crew on board, took off from London Heathrow on Could 20 and diverted to Bangkok after encountering turbulence 10 hours into the journey.
Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, died on account of a suspected coronary heart assault, and dozens extra had been hospitalized.
An investigation into the incident by the Transportation Security Investigation Bureau revealed that passengers on Singapore Airways (SIA) Flight SQ321 endured 19 seconds of maximum turbulence that included a 178-foot drop in simply four.6 seconds, which represents a vertical pace of 26 mph. In addition they suffered violent modifications in vertical acceleration.
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