Lufthansa machine: injured after flight due to turbulence

Status: 03/02/2023 12:51 p.m

A Lufthansa plane had to make an emergency landing in Washington due to severe turbulence. People were “flown through the machine”. Even with a Condor flight, it shook so much that around 20 people were injured.

A Lufthansa plane en route to Frankfurt had to make an unscheduled landing in Washington. The reason was severe turbulence on the flight, which had started in Austin, Texas. A company spokesman told the dpa news agency that the turbulence had caused some minor injuries.

The affected passengers were given first aid on board by the flight attendants trained for these cases. After flying through the turbulence, the cockpit crew of flight LH469 decided to make an alternate landing at Dulles International Airport in Washington. We regret the inconvenience caused to the passengers.

“People flew through the machine”

The air movements were so-called clear-air turbulence, which could occur without visible weather phenomena and advance warning, it said. The plane got caught in turbulence 90 minutes after taking off from Austin. According to US media reports, the airport operator – the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority – and the US aviation authority FAA said the machine had landed safely and seven people had been taken to hospitals.

A passenger described dramatic scenes to the Washington Post. The plane was in “free fall”. Food and people flew through the plane, passengers suffered bleeding wounds after crashing into the ceiling. A person in the front rows was “seriously injured”. According to the passenger, Lufthansa took over the costs for a hotel and a taxi, but made no further compensation. Lufthansa initially did not comment on the information

Injured also in Condor flight

A Condor flight from Frankfurt to Mauritius got into such violent turbulence that several people were injured. A Condor spokeswoman told dpa that a total of around 20 injuries to passengers and crew members had been reported. The people would be medically examined, some had bruises. No information could be given about the exact severity of the injuries.

The machine with 272 passengers and 13 crew members on board got into turbulence around two hours before landing at the airport near the Mauritian capital Port Louis. The plane landed safely at 6:29 a.m. local time. Flight DE 2314 took off from Frankfurt on Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. There was damage in the cabin of the machine that now needs to be examined.

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