ROUGH AIR

Plane Hits Turbulence, Sends Passengers ‘Into the Ceiling’

Ten passengers and four flight attendants on Korean Air flight KE197 were reportedly treated for injuries.

Passengers on a Korean Air flight were flung out of their seats and showered in food debris after intense turbulence caused the plane to dive sharply. The chaos left 10 passengers and four flight attendants injured as they headed to Mongolia from Korea on Sunday. The cabin of the plane violently rocked for 15 seconds, terrifying the flight while traveling roughly 34,100 feet above the ground, reported Daily Mail. Passengers not wearing seatbelts shot into the air, with one person soaring into the roof and landing in the aisle. “The plane sharply plunged so people were screaming and the meals were all knocked over,” a passenger said. “It was chaotic.” The 281 passengers were met with a medical team when they touched down in Mongolia, with the injured complaining of non-life threatening back and neck pain. Korean Air is taking additional safety measures to reduce food flying around plane cabins and announced last week that they will no longer serve instant noodles to economy passengers to prevent burns from increased turbulence in the area.