Eleven people have been left injured after a Lufthansa flight was hit by turbulence. The Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which was heading to Frankfurt in Germany, had taken off from Buenos Aires, Argentina, when it later encountered brief, severe turbulence over the Atlantic due to air currents.

Chaos engulfed a Lufthansa flight from Argentina to Germany during severe turbulence. Five passengers and six crew members suffered injuries as the Boeing 747-8 was thrown around by powerful air pockets over the Atlantic this morning.

Eleven people were injured due to turbulence on a Lufthansa flight from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt which landed on Tuesday morning, the German airline said. The Boeing 747-8 aircraft had taken off from Buenos Aires when it was suddenly caught in severe turbulence due to air currents over the Atlantic.

Eleven people were injured when a Lufthansa flight from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt hit severe turbulence while travelling over the Atlantic, the airline said on Tuesday.

Eleven people sustained minor injuries when a Lufthansa flight from Argentina to Germany encountered severe turbulence. The Boeing 747-8, carrying 329 passengers and 19 crew hit a turbulent zone on Monday during its journey from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt.