12 were injured as a result of strong turbulence on the flight between Madrid and Buenos Aires
Twelve passengers were injured by “severe turbulence” on an Aerolineas Argentinas flight from Madrid over the Atlantic Ocean. Three of the twelve passengers had to be taken to Ezeiza Hospital for “observation” with minor injuries, while the other nine were treated at the scene by emergency personnel.
Flight AR1133, with 271 passengers and 13 crew members on board, began experiencing turbulence in Brazil from Madrid. The plane landed at Ezeiza International Airport at 4.30am (local time) after taking off from Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport at 8.21pm last night.
When the plane was in the Atlantic Ocean before starting its flight over Latin America, over Recife, when it still had more than five hours to fly until it reached Buenos Aires, it encountered “severe turbulence” that caused Unusual movement in the cabin. According to the crew, the seat belt indicators were already on and a corresponding announcement was made for the passengers to stay in their seats.
Passengers were the most affected by the turbulence. Three of them were taken to the hospital because they were not wearing seat belts. Before landing in Buenos Aires, the crew requested the intervention of medical services to wait for the arrival of the plane and treat the injured at the airport itself.
After being treated by the emergency services, nine of the twelve injured passengers were taken to their homes, while another three, with various apparently minor injuries, were taken to Ezeiza Hospital for a more thorough check-up. Airbus A330 registration LV-FVH, which has Liver Argentina’s football team for the World Cup in Qatar has not suffered significant damage to its structure, as noted.
“Turbulence occurs when two air masses of different temperatures or different velocities collide. They can cause sudden movements in the aircraft depending on their intensity, however they do not endanger the safety of the aircraft under any circumstances,” explained aeronautical sources. Telam. “They are usually common in certain regions and times of the year and aircraft are generally alerted to their presence by the aircraft’s weather radar and avoided, although sometimes, due to their size, they have no choice but to confront and treat.” to overcome them in the least inconvenient way possible for passengers”.
Similarly, they explained that among the most common routes for Argentinians, the one that passes through the Andes mountains, the one that crosses the area of Ecuador, the Amazon and the Atlantic Ocean, is the most prone to turbulence. “That doesn’t mean there will always be turbulence. But it is expected.” The same sources explain that “the flight is often made with only a few moments of very little turbulence. What happened with this Aerolineas flight is usually an exception.”
According to the information of the LC agency
Source: El Diario
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