Eight injured on Ryanair flight hit by 'severe turbulence', police say
created: June 5, 2025, 12:32 p.m. | updated: June 6, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Eight injured on Ryanair flight hit by 'severe turbulence', police sayEight passengers were injured on a Ryanair flight that diverted to an airport in southern Germany after experiencing "severe turbulence" due to bad weather, police have said.
Among those injured on Wednesday night were a two-year-old who suffered bruising and a woman who incurred a head injury, according to Bavarian police.
Three people were taken to a local hospital for treatment, while others were treated on site, they said.
Ryanair apologised to affected passengers.
It said the captain of the flight - originally planned to go from Berlin to Milan - called ahead for medical assistance and the plane "landed normally" at Memmingen Airport, to the west of Munich.
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