There were some bumps in the flight path.
A Ryanair flight from the UK to Spain’s Canary Islands was cut short after several passengers were injured during a severe bout of turbulence.
The bumpy ride occurred on Sunday, December 28, while flight FR1121 was flying between Birmingham and Tenerife, the Independent reported.
The Post reached out to the budget carrier for comment.
The cabin service had just gotten underway when all of a sudden, the aircraft encountered some bumps in the air. One 33-year-old fly-witness, who opted to remain anonymous, compared the turbulence to something “out of a horror movie,” Birmingham Live reported.
“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,” she recalled to the outlet. “It felt like a loss of control, and then we plummeted down and we were flung out of our seats.”
She added, “The cabin crew said within their 10 years as cabin crew, they’ve never experienced anything like it.”
After regaining control of the plane, the pilots declared an emergency over Brittany, France and decided to return to the departure point.
They landed a mere hour and a half after originally taking off from Birmingham.
Paramedics met the passengers and crew upon arrival and tended to the wounded, although the extent of their injuries is yet unclear.
“The aircraft landed normally before passengers disembarked and returned to the terminal, where a small number of passengers were provided with medical assistance,” Ryanair said in a statement.
The passengers then boarded a replacement aircraft that departed at 9:21 p.m., arriving at Tenerife South at 1:25 a.m. – more than six hours behind schedule.
While these Ryanair passengers are still recovering, others are up in arms over the airline’s decision to eliminate paper boarding passes.
Last month, the Irish carrier announced that it forgone paper passes and instead switched to 100% digital.
Flyers now have to use the “myRyanair” app during check-in.
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