Thursday, June 5
Nine injured after Ryanair flight from Berlin lands due to extreme turbulence
A Ryanair flight carrying 179 passengers and six crew members departed Berlin on Wednesday, bound for Milan. However, while flying over Bavaria, the aircraft encountered extreme turbulence during a storm and was forced to make an emergency landing at Memmingen Airport. Nine people on board were injured, including one crew member.
The storm was so severe that the plane was unable to land at its initial alternate destination, Munich. Instead, the pilot diverted west to the smaller airport at Memmingen. Of the nine injured, three required hospital treatment: a two-year-old child who suffered bruising, a woman with a head injury, and a third passenger who reported back pain.
Grounding one flight to Italy was not the only disruption caused by the storm sweeping across southern Germany. A fire department spokesperson in Baden-Württemberg reported a “small tornado” that tore roofs from several houses in the Donaustetten district of Ulm, rendering them uninhabitable.
