There was severe turbulence on a flight from Texas to Germany. Also on board: Camila Alves, wife of Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey, who then published frightening scenes on Instagram. Now she gives an update on her state of mind.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told “NBC News” there was “considerable turbulence” on a Lufthansa flight on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from Austin/Texas to Frankfurt/Germany. There were injuries, seven people were hospitalized. Among the passengers: Camila Alves, 41, wife of Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey, 53. She shared shocking scenes of the flight on Instagram. Now she reports back “with gratitude”.
Camila Alves gives update after horror flight
On her Instagram account, Camila Alves posted a photo of herself eating the “first meal of the day” after the terrifying events. “It’s been ‘turbulent days’. After 2 full days of travel caused by the flight being delayed due to severe turbulence, I’ve finally arrived at my destination, with gratitude,” she writes.
“Thinking of everyone who was on this flight, especially the 7 passengers who had to be hospitalized and all the crew who got us safely to the landing! […] As I sit here, I pray in gratitude.”
Camila Alves portrays dramatic scenes from an airplane
On the floor of the Airbus A330-300, food, crockery and textiles that were previously thrown through the air are scattered. Captioning the disturbing video, which Camila Alves filmed herself and then uploaded to her Instagram account, she wrote: “On the flight last night I was told the plane fell almost 4000ft, 7 people were hospitalized and everything flew everywhere. […] The plane was a CHAOS and the turbulence kept coming. The @lufthansa flight you see on the news today!!!! Yes… he.” Fortunately, everything was “safe and ok”, the model explained with relief.
The flight had to be diverted due to the turbulence and landed at Dulles International Airport in a Washington suburb, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority told NBC News. There, in a hotel, McConaughey’s wife then spent the night. On Instagram, she thanked the hotel chain and Karin Lacy, who helped her organize a replacement flight.
Was Matthew McConaughey also on board?
According to Lufthansa, brief but severe turbulence occurred about 90 minutes after flight 469 took off, reported the US television station “NBC News”. According to the FAA, the plane was at an altitude of about 37,000 feet over Tennessee. A flight attendant hit the ceiling during one of those crashes “and fell down, lying completely horizontal,” said one passenger.
Matthew McConaughey is said to have been on board as well. However, his wife didn’t mention the actor in her post. One thing is certain: Despite the violent turbulence, there were no serious injuries. The FAA will now review the case, the statement said to NBC News.
Sources used: nbcnews.com, instagram.com