At least 30 injured after Boeing flight hits turbulence, sending passengers flying — and one man stuck in the overhead bin

NY Post ^ | 7.1.2024 | Ronny Reyes

[libh8er]

At least 30 people were injured on Monday after an Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight hit turbulence over the Atlantic, sending passengers flying out of their seats with one man appearing to have gotten stuck in the overhead bins.

Passengers aboard Flight UX045 from Spain to Uruguay shared harrowing video of the damage and aftermath caused by turbulence, with one customer uploading a video on X showing a man stuck in the overhead luggage compartment.

The man’s feet could be seen poking out of a bin after he was allegedly hurled up there by the turbulence, with a group of people huddling together to pull him down as a crying baby could be heard in the background.

Other footage taken by passengers show ceiling panels torn off by the impact of the turbulence, oxygen masks dandling overhead and at least one destroyed seat.

Air Europa said the flight, carrying 325 passengers and bound for the Uruguayan capital, was hit by turbulence while flying over the Atlantic Ocean and was forced to land in Natal, in north-eastern Brazil.

[RckyRaCoCo]

...and one man stuck in the overhead bin

"Thank you for flying...

"...be careful when you open up the overhead bins, items may have moved, or someone may fall on you"

[Prince of Space]

Didn’t realize Boeing had its own airline. 🤣

[Paal Gulli]

Only ever fly wearing hard-soled, closed-toe shoes, stay in your seat with the seatbelt fastened unless visiting the WC, and be obsequious to your flight attendants.