Twelve passengers on an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight were injured after the aircraft crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached Brazilian airspace.
The Airbus A330-200 was performing Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR1133 from Madrid to Buenos Aires, when it encountered severe turbulence, leading to multiple injuries. Some of those injured were taken to hospital for treatment and observation.
Twelve passengers who were not using their seat belts, as requested by the crew, got injured. There were 271 passengers and 13 crew members on board the aircraft.
12 out of 271 passengers onboard Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-202 (LV-FVH) received injuries as the aircraft met with severe Turbulence. Aircraft landed safely on Runway 11 of Buenos Aires (EZE).#aircraft #safety #aviation pic.twitter.com/0c17XSv84j
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) October 19, 2022
Aerolineas Argentinas released a press release and stated that “as a result of severe turbulence on flight AR1133 from Madrid, which landed at Ezeiza airport at 4:30, nine passengers had to be treated with various minor injuries. They were immediately released by airport health. While another three had to be transferred for more exhaustive control.”
“According to what was reported by the crew, the seat belt indicator signs were on and the corresponding announcement had been made. The passengers who were the most compromised and who were the ones who had to be transferred were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the turbulence.”
However, the aircraft didn’t sustain significant damage to its structure.
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