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Flight Attendants Injured as Severe Turbulence Throws Crew Member Into Ceiling

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Cabin crew was thrown around the craft after an extreme bout of turbulence.

A general view shows a Ryanair plane in Manchester. (Photo by Giannis Alexopoulos/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Two cabin crew members on board a Ryanair flight from northern Spain to Majorca were injured after the plane was hit by major turbulence while preparing to land. Attendants were reportedly carrying out safety checks when the plane jolted suddenly, sending one cabin member hurtling towards the ceiling while another smashed into a service trolley. Around 180 people on board the flight were also severely affected by the sudden bout of turbulence, and an ambulance crew was dispatched to the airport after the plane touched down in Majorca. Details of the cabin crew injuries were not known. Earlier this year, eight people, including a toddler and a crew member, were injured after a Ryanair flight from Berlin to Milan experienced extreme turbulence after flying into a thunderstorm, forcing the craft to make an emergency landing at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria. An ambulance crew met the plane upon landing, and medical treatment was provided to the affected passengers.

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