At least 50 people were injured in what officials called a „technical event“ on a Boeing plane traveling from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand.
At least 50 people were injured Monday after a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner „dipped so dramatically into a nose dive for a couple of seconds“ during a flight to New Zealand, causing passengers to slam into the roof of the cabin, witnesses say.
LATAM Airlines says the plane traveling from Sydney, Australia, experienced „a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement.“ Paramedics and more than 10 emergency vehicles were waiting for passengers when flight LA800 landed in Auckland.
„The plane dipped so dramatically into a nose dive for a couple of seconds and around 30 people hit the ceiling hard,“ said Daniel, one passenger onboard the aircraft, according to the New Zealand Herald.
„None of us knew what had happened until after the flight, I was just trying to keep everyone calm,“ he added.
