A Lufthansa flight from Austin, Texas to Frankfurt was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after experiencing “significant turbulence”. In this incident in the Airbus A330 aircraft, 7 passengers have suffered minor injuries. Several videos showing the cabin of the aircraft were shared on social media after the incident. Among the passengers who shared the video was Camila Alves, a model, designer and wife of Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey. The model had shared a video of the cabin of the aircraft before the emergency landing, in which in-flight turbulence was encountered.
While sharing the video, Alves also mentioned the details of the incident. She wrote on Instagram, “Last night on a flight, the plane dropped about 4000 feet, 7 people went to the hospital, and everything was blowing up everywhere.” He also mentioned that he refrained from showing the entire aircraft out of respect for the privacy of his co-passengers. Although she added that “the plane was a chaos.”
Camilla shared more details about the incident, saying, “The Lufthansa flight you see in the news today!!!! Yes…that one. Thank god everyone was safe and well. I love the Marriott.” Must say everyone at Bonvoy, the airport in Washington, where we had to divert and spend the night, was very kind!”
A Twitter user named Striker Fadel shared some pictures and a video that he had captured, claiming that his wife was also on the same flight. The user said in his post, “My wife was on that flight. She sent this picture. It looked like this from inside: food everywhere, people who didn’t wear seat belts hurt mostly because it was a surprise.” came in form.” Signed without seat belts, and the lighting system badly affected the aircraft; It went down and up 1k feet, the pilot said.
Due to several news outlets asking permission to use this picture my wife texted me saying everyone is allowed to use the pictures and this short video you can reach me on whatsapp +1 (254) 423-6927 Are. pic.twitter.com/2lJNFPYwFT— Striker Fadell (@ModerMuna) March 2, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the Airbus A330 experienced strong turbulence while passing over Tennessee at an altitude of 37,000 feet (about 11,300 meters). The company is investigating it.