This Monday, July 1, 2024, a Boeing 787-9 had to make an emergency landing in Brazil after severe turbulence. We know more about the number of injuries caused by this incident.
An Air Europa passenger plane, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, en route from Madrid to Montevideo was forced to make an emergency landing in Natal, Brazil, on Monday after several “strong turbulence” which left several people injured, the airline announced.
The Spanish company reported on the social network X that the device had “landed normally” in Natal (northeast) and that “the injured were taken care of”.
Our flight UX045 to Montevideo has been diverted to Natal Airport (Brazil) due to severe turbulence. The plane has landed safely and the injured people are already being treated.
— Air Europa (@AirEuropa) https://twitter.com/AirEuropa/status/1807730946201792888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Transferred to hospitals
According to the Health Secretariat of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, 40 passengers were transferred to hospitals, “with minor scratches or trauma”, cite BFM. Eleven people were still hospitalized on the afternoon of Monday, July 1, 2024.
Air Europa Boeing 787-9 (EC-MTI, built 2018) safely diverted to Natal-Intl AP(SBSG), Brazil after flight #UX45 from Madrid to Montevideo, Uruguay encountered severe turbulence during cruise flight at 36000 ft. leaving at least 30 persons injured and aircraft interior damaged.… pic.twitter.com/d51i9HFRJu
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) https://twitter.com/JacdecNew/status/1807796134909223362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Among the injured are people of Spanish, Argentine, Uruguayan, Israeli, Bolivian and German nationality.
Violent turbulence
In May, a 73-year-old British man died and several other passengers and crew were seriously injured in severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 flight. Scientists say climate change is causing more turbulence in flights.
According to a 2023 study, the annual duration of turbulence increased by 17% between 1979 and 2020, and severe turbulence, which is rarer, by more than 50%.
