Frankfurt-Bound Lufthansa Flight From Buenos Aires Hits Severe Turbulence, Several Injured

Lufthansa flight to from Bues Aires to Frankfurt with 348 people on aboard, on Tuesday, hit by a severe turbulence over Atlantic leaving several people injured. A foreign media ncy confirmed incident saying that at least eleven people were injured when Lufthansa flight hit turbulence. According to Lufthansa, Boeing 747-8 was carrying 329 passengers and 19 crew members. Reportedly, turbulence was brief and occurred in an intertropical convergence zone.

"Unfortunately, five passengers and six crew members suffered mostly mir injuries," a Lufthansa spokesperson told Reuters in an email. “ safety of flight was t in jeopardy at any time.”

Lufthansa said that those injured were immediately taken for medical treatment after aircraft landed safely in Frankfurt.

" safety of flight was t in jeopardy at any time," spokesperson ded.

injured received medical treatment immediately after aircraft landed safely at its planned destination on Tuesday at 10:53 am (0953 GMT), according to airline.

In May, a passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 were injured when a Singapore Airlines passenger plane was severely jolted by an air pocket over Irrawdy Basin in Myanmar.