Passengers endured an abject nightmare, with turbulence so severe a flight attendant was thrown into the ceiling during one of the early drops.
Seven people were taken to hospitals after severe turbulence forced their flight to be diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority officials said.
Lufthansa flight 469, en route to Frankfurt, Germany, from Austin, Texas, landed at Dulles at around 9:10 p.m. after encountering turbulence at 37,000 feet over Tennessee, the FAA said. Passengers said the flight began with a little turbulence, but was going well, and food and beverage service was underway when the journey took a terrifying turn.Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox.Jazz Kantipudi said he saw a flight attendant leave the floor and hit the ceiling of the plane.
“He was literally standing up serving drinks, so he had no way to brace himself,” Kantipudi said. “At one of the drops, he literally, completely, hit the ceiling and dropped down and was completely horizontal.” “I looked to my right and I saw him just up there, and it was honestly kind of freaky... like something out of a movie."
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