Passengers from diverted Air Europa flight recount turbulence ordeal
Posted on AllSides July 2nd, 2024
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NATAL, Brazil, July 2 (Reuters) - A passenger from an Air Europa flight diverted to northeastern Brazil on Monday due to severe turbulence said passengers had feared for their lives during the incident in which about 30 people were injured. "There are passengers with fractures and injuries to their arms, faces, and legs," Stevan told Reuters TV in the Brazilian city of Natal, where flight UX045 from Madrid to the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, made an unscheduled landing just after 2.30 a.m. local time. "It was a pretty horrible feeling. We...