Camila Alves McConaughey opened up about her and husband Matthew McConaughey's harrowing experience on a Lufthansa flight that was shaken by severe...
"Lufthansa regrets the inconvenience caused to passengers. A woman tried desperately to hold onto her baby. All the passengers were rebooked on other flights, and the plane flew back to Germany without passengers on board, Lufthansa said.
After experiencing severe turbulence on her flight this week, Matthew McConaughey's wife Camila Alves took to Instagram to recount the frightening ordeal.
[according to the National Weather Service](https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/turbulence_stuff/turbulence/turbulence.htm). [Turbulence](https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/what-is-turbulence) is [scary](https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/getting-over-fear-of-flying), but planes are designed to withstand huge amounts of it. "Thank God everyone was safe and ok.” [posting](https://www.instagram.com/stories/camilamcconaughey/3049954444073608841/?hl=en) on her Instagram stories that the pilot announced more turbulence was expected on that flight. " she wrote in her post alongside a video captioning the frightening scene. [she wrote on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTOuPOovfm/?hl=en) of a video capturing the aftermath.
Camila Alves McConaughey was told the plane dropped 4,000 feet during a scary period of turbulence on Wednesday. Gary Miller/Getty Images.
One of those passengers just so happens to have one million Instagram followers, and shared footage of the aftermath. Before it could land, however, the passengers were subjected to a 4,000-foot drop and as they were tossed about the cabin. [out of Austin](https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/austin-airport-busiest-year-2022-17783404.php) faced [a scary amount of turbulence](https://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/lufthansa-flight-diverted-after-turbulence-7-17815320.php) that caused a diverted landing.
Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves were told to expect another rocky flight after experiencing severe turbulence on a Lufthansa flight that left ...
[CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/download) "The safety and well-being of passengers and crew members is Lufthansa's top priority at all times." In a post that Alves shared to Instagram on Wednesday, she revealed that they were on the Lufthansa flight. "Lufthansa Flight 469 diverted to Dulles International Airport and landed without incident around 9:10 p.m. "Thank God everyone was safe and ok." After boarding their second flight on Thursday, the pair received an ominous warning from the pilot.
Camila Alves, the wife of Matthew McConaughey, is sharing a harrowing experience with her followers after a flight the couple were on "dropped almost 4000 ...
"And the turbulence [kept] on coming." [People](https://people.com/travel/camila-alves-mcconaughey-says-lufthansa-flight-that-hospitalized-7-due-to-severe-turbulence-was-chaos/), Lufthansa Flight 469 was flying above Tennessee when it experienced "severe turbulence". Sharing video footage of the damage, Alves said: "Everything was flying everywhere."
Camila Alves McConaughey shared details of the wild turbulence on social media but did not say in her post if either she or her husband Matthew McConaughey ...
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This star's wife was on board a Lufthansa flight struck by severe turbulence.
And we made it to the bar with one minute before closing,” Alves wrote. Thank God everyone was safe and ok,” Alves captioned the video. Everything was flying everywhere,” she said, recounting the experience to her one million followers. “The @lufthansa flight you are seeing on the news today!!!! The aeroplane was en route from Austin, Texas to Frankfurt, Germany. The plane experienced extremely strong turbulence, resulting in the plane plummeting “almost 4,000 feet”.
Matthew McConaughey and his wife were on board the Lufthansa flight that sent 7 to the hospital after plummeting thousands of feet in severe turbulence.
[Matthew McConaughey](https://www.tmz.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey/) and his wife were on board the Lufthansa flight that sent 7 to the hospital after plummeting thousands of feet in severe turbulence ... [Camila Alves McConaughey](https://www.tmz.com/people/camila-alves/) shared a pic of the damage aboard Lufthansa's flight 469 after pilots were forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday in Washington D.C. Camila's photo shows the cabin in complete disarray, with food and cloth all over the place.