Seven passengers have been injured on board a Lufthansa flight from Texas to Frankfurt after severe turbulence rocked the cabin and forced an emergency landing.
Video and photo’s from the flight present a chaotic scene with food and bags strewn throughout the aisles.
A Lufthansa Airbus A330-343 aircraft (D-AIKK) operating flight LH469 from Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA),that experienced "significant turbulence" was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were hospitalised.
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Lufthansa flight 469, an Airbus 1330, had departed Austin, Texas and was en route to Frankfurt, Germany when turbulence rocked the plane forcing it to make an emergency landing at Dulles international airport, Virginia.
Seven passengers were rushed to hospital with the extent of their injuries unknown at this stage.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now investigating the incident.
“Lufthansa Flight 469 diverted to Dulles International Airport and landed without incident around 9.10pm local time after the crew reported encountering severe turbulence at 37,000 feet altitude over Tennessee,” the FAA said.
