The flight departed from the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport bound for Montevideo, Urugay, but had to be diverted to the Natal airport in Brazil after strong turbulence that left at least 30 injured.
Passengers on Air Europa flight UX045 that suffered strong turbulence On Monday they are already on their way to Montevideo, as reported by the airline in a publication in X this Tuesday.
The flight departed from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport bound for Montevideo, Urugay, but had to divert to Natal airport in Brazil after strong turbulence that left at least 30 injured.
The plane landed safely in Brazil, where The passengers were treated at local medical centers before traveling this Tuesday to Montevideo on another plane.
“The plane was in free fall for seconds”
According to the messages of some passengers on the social network X, the experience was terrifying. “The plane was for seconds in free fall“said one user, while others have shared images of the incident, which caused panic among passengers.
To ensure the continuity of the trip, An Air Europa plane took off yesterday from Madrid bound for Natal to pick up the passengers and continue the journey to Uruguay.
The plane was un Boeing 787-9 Dreamlineraccording to flight tracking website FlightAware.
