There were moments of tension in the hours that the plane took off from the Ezeiza International Airport and hit brief but heavy turbulence over the Atlantic Oceanas a consequence of air currents.
“Unfortunately, as we know so far, five passengers and six crew members suffered injuries, most of them minor,” a company spokesperson explained what happened on the flight identified as LH511.
Lufthansa commented that they still cannot detail the injuries of the 11 injured people, since “are being treated” and who were treated immediately after landing.
On board the flight with a double-decker cabin, there were 329 passengers and 19 crew membersand they crossed a “intratropical convergence zone” when the turbulence began, although the company stated that “the safety of the flight was never in danger.”
How were the turbulences?
According to the data of Flight Radar 24the plane registered under the registration D-ABYP, was at an altitude of 33,000 feet before being affected by turbulence over the Atlanticwhere hours later the pilots unsuccessfully chose to climb another 2,000 feet to avoid the bad weather area.
These extensive areas of low atmospheric pressure They are common at the equator, and the way to deal with them is to fly through them. “This means that in this depression there are air currents that can cause turbulence. The flight safety was not in danger at any time,” the company highlighted and stated that the movements were slight.
After the incidentsLufthansa apologized for what happened, they remembered the importance of use seat belt and to take the collections corresponding for greater protection
Source: Ambito
