Wounded on a flight from Avianca | For strong turbulence …

At least 15 pbadengers were injured during a severe turbulence aboard a flight from the Avianca company that was securing the Lima-Buenos Aires route. The incident occurred this morning at 2:30 am when the Airbus 330 aircraft flying AV965 crossed a turbulent zone over the Andes Cordillera, on the border between Chile and Argentina. .

According to the company, "These climatic events are common on the road, so our crews are ready to handle them." However, when the pbadengers landed at Ezeiza airport, they blamed the plane for not having the necessary items for the wounded.

One of the pbadengers, doctor and caregiver of the injured, said that the experience had been traumatic. He said that because of the turbulence, "the plane went up and down three times over 200 or 300 meters".

"It was a horrible experience, they asked for doctors and the only ones available were my husband and I. The plane did not have a kit, no gloves, no cotton, we improvised something with bags that would be used gloves to help the pbadengers, "said the doctor Stella Cuevas, responsible for helping the wounded.

Cuevas explained that there were "about 15 affected pbadengers who were suffering mainly from what is called the badlash effect before the plane jumps, and some of whom were suffering slight cuts, strokes and vomiting ".

Upon their arrival at Ezeiza Airport, paramedics entered the plane to help the affected people, while the doctor said that the landing and the rest of the trip were "normal".

From Avianca, they indicated that they had acted "following established protocols" and that "the crew had continued its flight to Ezeiza airport, where the The plane had landed without problem.