Disturbance on board an Air Europa plane bound for Uruguay: at least thirty people injured. Seven are being treated in hospital

An Air Europa plane encountered turbulence, injuring at least 30 people in the early hours of this morning. According to information received from the G1 portal, the flight, which was heading from Spain to Uruguay with 325 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Natal Airport in Brazil. Ux flight 45 departed from […]

plane fromAir Europa She suffered from disorders that caused at least 30 injured In the early hours of this morning. According to information received from the G1 portal, the flight from which it departed Spain A plane bound for Uruguay with 325 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Natal airport in Brazil.

Flight Ux 45 departed Madrid at 11.55pm (local time) on June 30 and headed to MontevideoThe capital of Uruguay, but it landed on Brazilian soil in the early hours of this morning.
In a statement, Air Europa's press office confirmed that of the 325 passengers on board, seven were treated for serious injuries while the others suffered minor injuries. The injured people hit their heads or suffered spinal injuries due to the plane's movements. They were taken to the Monsignor and Alfredo Gurgel Hospital in Natal. Their health condition has not yet been revealed.

Zurich Airport Brazilthe concessionaire who operates the international airport. NatalIt announced to the press that the Air Europa plane had landed at 2.32 a.m. and that service protocols had been activated for this type of event, while Air Europa reported on the X website that a plane “will take off from Madrid to pick up passengers and continue the flight.” The trip to Uruguay. “Our customers will be transferred to Recife, where they will stay and then arrive in Montevideo,” Air Europa announced, adding that “all people who requested medical assistance are receiving assistance at centers in Natal.” “Air Europa employees are traveling to Natal and Recife to give more attention to our customers,” the company confirmed.

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