"Pilot requests emergency landing": Ryanair flight forced to touch down unexpectedly in Bavaria - Ryanair offers comment on bad weather conditions
Title: Unexpected Landing: Ryanair Flight Forced to Land Amid Turbulence in Bavaria
Author: Lukas Schierlinger
Update: Following the incident on Wednesday evening, a Ryanair spokesperson has provided an update. The flight to Memmingen was diverted due to air turbulence, and the captain requested medical assistance for the passengers. Seven passengers and one crew member were reported injured.[1][4][2] To swiftly get the passengers to their destination, Ryanair organized a nighttime replacement transport from Memmingen to Milan and a morning replacement flight.[1]
Stormy Skies Over Bavaria: Flights Face Challenges
Initial Report: Severe storms in southern Germany caused a passenger plane to experience significant turbulence late Wednesday evening (June 4th). The plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Memmingen Airport.[1]
The emergency landing in Swabia was warranted due to seven injured individuals on board.[1] Elsewhere in the region, the storm resulted in various issues: in Ulm, several houses became uninhabitable due to the weather's impact.[2]
According to police reports, the troubled plane was a Ryanair flight with 179 passengers and six crew members en route from Berlin to Milan.[1] During the flight, the plane encountered such volatile weather conditions that eight passengers and one crew member were injured. [1]
Three individuals were hospitalized: a two-year-old child had minor bruises, a woman sustained a head wound, and another passenger complained of back pain.[2] Local media previously suggested that passengers were tossed against the ceiling during the turbulence.[2] There were reports that there was no continuous announcement for passengers to fasten their seat belts, but Ryanair has not yet released a statement regarding the incident.[1]
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Ryanair's Response and Plans for Passengers
Since Air Traffic Control South Bavaria did not allow the plane to continue its flight, Ryanair is now arranging buses for the onward journey.[1] The airline was unavailable for comments at the time of the initial report.[1] Munich was also affected by the storm on Wednesday evening as a massive hailstorm occurred during the German football national team's match in the Allianz Arena.[4]
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[1] https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/flugzeug-notlandung-memmingen-1.5795014
[2] https://www.bild.de/regional/bayern/memmingen-notlandung-flugzeug-lueder-wegen-turbulenzen-landete-zurueck-111555884.bild.html
[3] https://www.merkur.de/bayern/unwetter-in-bayern-regenyourthe-heute-16728691.html
[4] https://www.rp-online.de/nachrichten/muenchen/article385886545.html
"Seven passengers and one crew member were injured during a Ryanair flight from Berlin to Milan due to turbulence in Bavaria, which has been categorized as general news."
"Amidst the severe storms and weather-related incidents in Bavaria, car-accidents and damage due to hail might also be noted as additional accidents in the general-news."
