The Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt hit turbulence at 37,000 feet over Tennessee.
The Lufthansa flight from Austin to Frankfurt had to divert to the Washington, D.C., area for passengers requiring medical care.DULLES, Va. — A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
Flight 469 from Austin had been headed to Frankfurt, Germany, but the Airbus A330 landed safely Wednesday evening at the airport in Virginia, said Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman Michael Cabbage.Crews responded to the flight and took seven people to hospitals with injuries that were believed to be minor, Cabbage said.
An FAA spokesman confirmed in an email that Flight 469 had landed “without incident” in northern Virginia around 9:10 p.m. local time. The crew reported encountering severe turbulence at 37,000 feet over Tennessee, he added. Due to many news outlets asking for permission to use this picture my wife texted me and said everyone is permitted to use the pictures and this small video you may reach her on whatsapp at +1 423‑6927
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