An <keyword id="21046082" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Europa" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Air Europa" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Air Europa">Air Europa</keyword> flight flying from Madrid to Montevideo, Uruguay, took a terrifying turn on Monday after encountering severe <keyword id="20544662" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="turbulence" source="keywords">turbulence</keyword>. The incident, which left at least 30 passengers injured, has gone viral thanks to a shocking video circulating on social media. The footage of the Air Europa turbulence shows the chaotic aftermath of the turbulence, with ceiling panels ripped from their moorings, oxygen masks dangling, and a single, very misplaced passenger. The clip opens with a pair of legs dangling from an overhead luggage compartment. It quickly becomes clear that a man is stuck inside, having apparently been thrown upwards by the plane's violent shaking. Thankfully, fellow passengers are quick to react, working together to pull him down to safety. The harrowing scene is punctuated by the cries of a distressed baby, adding to the sense of panic. <div type="twitter" handle="snehamordani" handlename="snehamordani" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1807845013650657666"></div>The Air Europa turbulence wasn't just a spectacle — it was a medical emergency. A total of 30 people were injured during the ordeal, forcing the <keyword id="22255008" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-europa-boeing" source="keywords">Air Europa Boeing</keyword> 787-9 Dreamliner to make an emergency landing at Natal Airport in northeastern Brazil. Social media, unsurprisingly, has been abuzz with the video. Many users expressed fear and disbelief, with some questioning whether the passenger was wearing their seatbelt. One user commented, "Oh dear. Another fear unlocked," perfectly encapsulating the anxieties flyers everywhere will be feeling after watching this. Fortunately, according to Air Europa's official statement, all injuries appear to be minor and those affected are receiving medical attention. The plane itself landed safely, and the airline assures passengers that the diversion was a necessary precaution. <h2>Incidents like the Air Europa turbulence on the rise due to climate change </h2>While turbulence is a normal part of flying, thanks to things like weather patterns, reports suggest flights are getting rougher. The culprit behind the increased turbulence is rising carbon dioxide emissions, which are disrupting air currents high above our heads, studies have shown. Professor Paul Williams, a turbulence expert at the University of Reading, has been studying this phenomenon for over a decade. He differentiates between turbulence caused by bad weather and "clear <keyword id="1633484" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-turbulence" source="Orion">air turbulence</keyword>" – those unexpected bumps you hit at high altitudes on clear days. This is the type of turbulence Williams connects to climate change. His research suggests clear air turbulence could triple by the end of the century! The reason? Climate change is impacting the jet stream, a high-altitude wind current that aeroplanes use for efficient travel. In 2023, Williams told Insider that the jet stream's wind speeds have increased by 15% since the 1970s, creating more turbulence. This means bumpier flights, potentially more passenger and crew injuries, particularly for flight attendants who must move around the cabin. To address this issue, Williams emphasises the need for better turbulence forecasting to minimise the impact. For passengers, his advice is simple: buckle up and stay seated whenever possible.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay was diverted to Brazil after encountering severe turbulence.</li><li>The New York Times reported that 36 passengers were injured, some with neck and skull fractures.</li></ul>An Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay was forced to divert to Brazil after severe turbulence hit the flight, injuring more than 30.The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner traveling from Madrid to Montevideo on Monday made an emergency landing at 2:32 a.m. local time at Natal Airport in northeastern Brazil, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ux45#35ee9446">FlightRadar24</a>.The airline <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/AirEuropa/status/1807730946201792888">posted on X on Monday</a>: "Our flight UX045 bound for Montevideo has been diverted to Natal airport (Brazil) due to strong turbulence."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Nuestro vuelo UX045 con destino a Montevideo se ha desviado al aeropuerto de Natal (Brasil) a causa de fuertes turbulencias. El avión ha aterrizado con normalidad y los heridos de diversa consideración que se registraron ya están siendo atendidos.— Air Europa (@AirEuropa) <a href="https://twitter.com/AirEuropa/status/1807730946201792888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote>It added: "The plane has landed normally, and the minor injuries that were reported are already being treated."<a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/world/americas/air-europa-flight-turbulence.html">The New York Times reported</a> that at least 36 passengers were treated for injuries, and 23 were taken to hospitals, citing the Brazilian public health authorities. Some passengers had neck and skull fractures, per The Times.<a target="_blank" href="https://g1.globo.com/rn/rio-grande-do-norte/noticia/2024/07/01/turbulencia-deixa-feridos-em-voo-entre-holanda-e-uruguai.ghtml">Local news outlet G1</a>, citing medical personnel on the ground, reported that several passengers hit their heads during the turbulence and suffered fractures, facial injuries, and chest pains.Speaking to Spanish-language media outlet <a target="_blank" href="https://www.teledoce.com/telemundo/nacionales/caimos-unos-400-metros-a-1-000-km-h-el-testimonio-de-una-joven-que-estuvo-en-el-vuelo-madrid-montevideo-afectado-por-turbulencias/">Telemundo</a>, passenger Evangelina Saravia from Uruguay described the scene inside the aircraft."A person was left hanging between the plastic ceiling and the metal roof behind it, and they had to be brought down," she said to Telemundo. "The same thing happened to a baby."Another passenger, Romina Apai, told Telemundo she was sleeping when the incident occurred. She heard screaming, then "there was the smell of blood" in the cabin, she said.The airline said in later updates on X that passengers stuck in Natal were <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/AirEuropa/status/1807809642602340562">being moved</a> to the nearby city of Recife, where the airline could provide "better service" to them.Air Europa added that they would be <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/AirEuropa/status/1807731441200931272">picked up by another plane</a> from Madrid, which would bring them onward to Uruguay.The turbulence-hit plane had a capacity of up to 339 passengers, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aireuropa.com/us/en/aea/aexperience/fleet">per Air Europa's website.</a> G1 reported that 325 passengers were on board Monday's flight.The incident is the latest in a string of turbulence-related plane emergencies that have emerged recently.The most severe one occurred in May when a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/singapore-airlines-flight-turbulence-death-investigation-report-details-2024-5">Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER</a> airplane encountered turbulence so severe that the plane dropped 178 feet in four seconds.The flight from London to Singapore was cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet over Myanmar when it was thrust up and down rapidly for 62 seconds, leading to one death and over 100 injuries.Separately, on June 16, an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/turbulence-sees-passenger-scalded-by-coffee-crew-hit-ceiling-2024-6">Air New Zealand A320 flight</a> ran into severe turbulence, which caused a crew member to hit the cabin ceiling and a passenger to be scalded by hot coffee.Representatives for Air Europa didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

An Air Europa flight was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers suffered neck and skull fractures during severe turbulence

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay was diverted after encountering severe turbulence.</li><li>A video appears to show a man being helped down from the overhead luggage bins.</li></ul>An <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-europa-flight-faces-severe-turbulence-injuries-fractures-report-2024-7">Air Europa</a> passenger appeared to get stuck in an overhead bin when their flight experienced <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airline-pilot-passengers-should-always-wear-seatbelts-singapore-airlines-turbulence-2024-5">severe turbulence</a>.The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-technical-event-caused-by-cabin-crew-hitting-switch-wsj-2024-3">Boeing 787 Dreamliner</a> was flying from Madrid to Uruguay's capital, Montevideo, when it had to divert early Monday morning.In a statement shared with Business Insider, Air Europa said seven people were injured, while an "undetermined number" had minor bruises. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/world/americas/air-europa-flight-turbulence.html">The New York Times</a> reported that 36 people were injuredImages shared on social media appeared to show damage to the cabin's ceiling panels. In one clip, people are seen seemingly helping a fellow passenger down from an overhead luggage compartment.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">One of the passengers on board the Air Europa flight that hit turbulence over the Atlantic had to be rescued from the overhead luggage compartment. <a href="https://t.co/UKtfioCRU4">https://t.co/UKtfioCRU4</a> <a href="https://t.co/vU2BX6HX5z">pic.twitter.com/vU2BX6HX5z</a>— Breaking Aviation News &amp; Videos (@aviationbrk) <a href="https://twitter.com/aviationbrk/status/1807817369101693001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2024</a></blockquote>Romina Apai, a passenger on the flight, told Uruguayan TV network <a target="_blank" href="https://www.teledoce.com/telemundo/nacionales/caimos-unos-400-metros-a-1-000-km-h-el-testimonio-de-una-joven-que-estuvo-en-el-vuelo-madrid-montevideo-afectado-por-turbulencias/">Teledoce</a> that she was sitting next to the person who got stuck in the compartment."He flew and got stuck in the roof, in the bin. We couldn't find him," she added.Another passenger, Evangelina Saravia, said the man appeared to be stuck in the damaged roof."A person was suspended between the plastic roof and the metal roof that is behind it, and had to be lowered," she told Teledoce. "The same thing happened to a baby, I think he was one year old, who hit the roof."Medical services attended to the Boeing 787 after it landed in Natal, Brazil.In the statement, Air Europa said, "The aircraft will be checked to determine the extent of the damage." It added that it would send another plane to pick up the passengers."The company thanks the local authorities for their rapid intervention and assistance."The incident is the latest of several instances involving severe turbulence in recent months. In May, a 73-year-old <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/singapore-airlines-passenger-dies-after-severe-turbulence-2024-5">Singapore Airlines passenger died</a> and dozens more were injured. Days later, 12 people were injured on a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/qatar-airways-flight-to-dublin-ireland-hit-turbulence-12-injured-2024-5">Qatar Airways flight</a>.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/serious-injuries-due-to-turbulence-are-extremely-rare-2024-5">Severe injuries due to turbulence</a> are extremely rare. Data from the Federal Aviation Administration shows an average of less than 12 people a year were seriously injured by turbulence between 2009 and 2022.

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