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Air steward sent crashing to the roof of a plane during massive turbulence which left 10 injured


TERRIFYING footage shows an air steward being lifted off her feet and sent crashing into a plane’s roof during horrendous turbulence.

Ten people were reportedly injured and rushed to hospital after the flight from Pristina, Kosovo, to Basel, Switzerland yesterday.

 An air steward is sent crashing to the roof of a plane during horrendous turbulence

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An air steward is sent crashing to the roof of a plane during horrendous turbulenceCredit: In VDF, please make sure grabs are credited to Mirjeta Basha via Storyful
 Items from the drinks trolley are sent flying during the turbulence which happened 30 minutes after take off

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Items from the drinks trolley are sent flying during the turbulence which happened 30 minutes after take offCredit: In VDF, please make sure grabs are credited to Mirjeta Basha via Storyful
 Ten people were wounded and taken to hospital with minor injuries including being scalded by hot drinks

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Ten people were wounded and taken to hospital with minor injuries including being scalded by hot drinksCredit: In VDF, please make sure grabs are credited to Mirjeta Basha via Storyful

People were scalded by hot water and coffee as items from the drinks trolley were sent flying through the air half an hour after take off.

Passenger Mirjeta Basha said she feared for her life during the sudden bout of turbulence, German outlet Badische Zietung reports.

She said: “I thought we all had to die. My husband has scalded his neck.

According to press officer Vivienne Gaskell, of EuroAirport in Basel, the aircraft was shaken relentlessly for ten tortuous minutes..

One passenger suffered a cut to the head when she hit her skull against the ceiling.

Ms Gaskell confirmed that those taken to hospital suffered minor injuries.

She said: “A Boeing from Pristina landed at Euroairport with 121 passengers on schedule at 20.07 pm.

“Ten people were taken immediately after landing brought to a hospital in Basel with minor injuries.”

The plane sent rocking from the turbulence is owned by Bulgarian airline ALK-Airlines.

 Passengers appear soaked after the turbulence settled down in the video clip

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Passengers appear soaked after the turbulence settled down in the video clipCredit: In VDF, please make sure grabs are credited to Mirjeta Basha via Storyful


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