At least two injured as turbulence hits easyJet flight from Corfu to London with Airbus A320 carrying 181 forced to make emergency landing in Italy
At least two injured as turbulence hits easyJet flight from Corfu to London with Airbus A320 carrying 181 forced to make emergency landing in Italy
The British carrier's Airbus A320 departed from Corfu Airport in Greece at 12:44pm local time on Monday, and was bound for London Gatwick with 181 passengers and crew on board.
But just 20 minutes into the flight, the easyJet aircraft was battered by turbulence while cruising at 485mph at an altitude of 28,000ft
Two members of the cabin crew who were preparing to serve food to the passengers were violently smashed against the plane walls, sustaining injuries severe enough that pilots decided to perform an emergency landing at Rome's Fiumicino airport.
The shocking incident came at a time when southern Italy was wracked by inclement weather and took place just hours after the Bayesian superyacht capsized and sank off Sicily after being smashed by a deadly waterspout.
The British carrier's Airbus A320 departed from Corfu Airport in Greece at 12:44pm local time on Monday, and was bound for London Gatwick with 181 passengers and crew on board.
But just 20 minutes into the flight, the easyJet aircraft was battered by turbulence while cruising at 485mph at an altitude of 28,000ft
Two members of the cabin crew who were preparing to serve food to the passengers were violently smashed against the plane walls, sustaining injuries severe enough that pilots decided to perform an emergency landing at Rome's Fiumicino airport.
The shocking incident came at a time when southern Italy was wracked by inclement weather and took place just hours after the Bayesian superyacht capsized and sank off Sicily after being smashed by a deadly waterspout.
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00:00At least two injured as turbulence hits EasyJet flight from Corfu to London with Airbus A320
00:14carrying 181 forced to make emergency landing in Italy.
00:19The British carrier's Airbus A320 departed from Corfu airport in Greece at 12.44pm local
00:26time on Monday and was bound for London Gatwick with 181 passengers and crew on board.
00:32But just 20 minutes into the flight, the EasyJet aircraft was battered by turbulence while
00:37cruising at 485mph and at an altitude of 28,000ft.
00:44Two members of the cabin crew who were preparing to serve food to the passengers were violently
00:49smashed against the plane wall.
00:51Sustaining injuries were severe enough that the pilot decided to perform an emergency
00:56landing.
00:57The shocking incident came at a time when southern Italy was wracked by inclement weather
01:01and took place just hours after the Belgian superyacht capsized and sank off Sicily after
01:07being smashed by a deadly water spout.