25 October 2022
Around 12 passengers were injured when an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight from Spain to Argentina hit extreme turbulence over the Atlantic on Tuesday.
A statement from the airline confirmed that flight AR1133 between Madrid and Buenos Aires had encountered “severe turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean near Brazil” on 18 October.
It went on to say that the aircraft cabin had suffered internal damage “due to the collision of the passengers’ heads with the ceiling.”
The airline said that three of the 12 injured had been taken to hospital for examination, but that none were seriously injured in the incident.
