A Ryanair flight from Birmingham to Tenerife was diverted back after turbulence left passengers requiring medical assistance
The flight left from Birmingham Airport(Image: BPM Media)
Ryanair has released a statement following an incident on a Birmingham flight where passengers were reportedly ‘injured’, with the experience likened to a ‘horror movie’.
On 28 December, flight FR1121 bound for Tenerife was forced to return to Birmingham Airport due to air turbulence.
Passengers reported to the Aviation Herald that the turbulence occurred while cabin service was underway, resulting in several ‘injuries’.
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A female passenger on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft claimed that passengers were ‘flung out of their seat’ as the plane ‘plummeted’.
She recounted: “I was on this flight. It felt like something you see on a horror movie.
“We were smooth cruising then, out of nowhere all of a sudden, the plane jerked to the left extremely quickly and then to the right.
“It felt like a loss of control, and then we plummeted down and we were flung out of our seats, reports Birmingham Live.
“”I came out physically unharmed but the mental toll this has taken is awful.”
Despite the delay, passengers eventually arrived on the Spanish island later that evening.
Ryanair confirmed that ‘medical assistance’ was provided to a number of individuals following the incident. A spokesperson for Ryanair stated: “FR1121 from Birmingham to Tenerife on 28th December returned to Birmingham Airport shortly after take-off due to air turbulence.
“The aircraft landed normally before passengers disembarked and returned to the terminal, where a small number of passengers were provided with medical assistance.
“This flight continued to Tenerife at 21:06 local.”
A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said: “We were made aware of the aircraft returning to BHX and initiated the normal operating procedures to support Ryanair”.
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