Air Europa flight makes emergency landing as dozens injured in ‘severe’ turbulence
Posted on AllSides July 2nd, 2024
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A Montevideo-bound Air Europa flight made an emergency landing in Brazil after being hit by “strong turbulence“ that left passengers stuck inside overhead bins and dozens of others with head, neck and chest injuries. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was flying from Madrid, Spain, to the Uruguayan capital when it made the diversion and landed at the Natal airport in northeastern Brazil at 2.32am local time on Monday. The flight with 325 passengers on board was hit by turbulence over the Atlantic as it neared Brazil’s coast, a spokesperson for the...