Overview

• The flight carrying 179 passengers and six crew encountered violent turbulence over southern Germany on June 4 around 8:30 p.m., prompting a diversion to Memmingen Airport in Bavaria.
• Nine people—including a two-year-old child and a crew member—were hurt; three were hospitalized and the rest treated and released following emergency service checks.
• Meteorologists identified a ‘supercell’ thunderstorm, a rotating storm system with tornado-like winds and hail, as the cause of the severe turbulence.
• After authorities barred further air travel from Memmingen, Ryanair apologized to affected travelers and organized overnight bus transfers to Milan plus a replacement flight.
• German authorities have launched an investigation and the German Weather Service has issued warnings of additional hail, strong winds and localized heavy rain.