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A transatlantic passenger is feeling lucky to be alive after severe turbulence threw him across the cabin of a Boeing jet… and pinned him to the plane’s ceiling.
Check out the clip — you can see the man’s feet sticking out of an overhead bin on Monday aboard Air Europa flight UX045 from Madrid to Montevideo, Uruguay. The fact that his feet were actually moving must have been a relief to his fellow passengers … who eventually dislodged him and placed him back in his seat.
Other passengers were also thrown from their seats as the plane hit turbulence over the Atlantic — and in total, 30 of the 325 passengers were injured during the incident.
Other images and footage from the plane revealed a chaotic scene — oxygen masks hanging loosely and ceiling panels disorganized.
Passengers described the ordeal to local Uruguayan media as resembling a horror film and compared it to a near-death experience.
Air Europa said the plane had been diverted to the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, and the injuries — of varying degrees — were being treated at the Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel Hospital in Natal.
Needless to say… Boeing has been having a tough time lately after incidents ranging from near misses to tragic fatalities — such as the death in May of a man aboard a singapore airlines flight that also encountered severe and unexpected turbulence.