An Air Europa flight was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers suffered neck and skull fractures during severe turbulence

• An Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay was diverted to Brazil after encountering severe turbulence.
• The New York Times reported that 36 passengers were injured, some with neck and skull fractures.
• This is the latest in a string of turbulence-linked plane emergencies of late.

An Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay was forced to divert to Brazil after severe turbulence hit the flight, injuring more than 30.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner traveling from Madrid to Montevideo on Monday made an emergency landing at 2:32 a.m. local time at Natal Airport in northeastern Brazil, per FlightRadar24.