A Ryanair flight from Birmingham to Tenerife was forced to return due to turbulence injuries, requiring medical assistance for some passengers.

Yesterday evening, a Ryanair flight headed for Tenerife had to return back to Birmingham Airport following a mid-air emergency due to air turbulence.

Flight FR1121 which departed from Birmingham to Tenerife on 28th December was forced to return back to the UK’s second city, so that some passengers could get some ‘medical assistance’ after the emergency.

It was about 1 hour and 32 minutes after take-off, when the passenger aircraft returned to Birmingham Airport safely.

Following the incident, the flight continued and the remaining passengers arrived to Tenerife at 21:06 local time.

A Ryanair spokesperson told BirminghamWorld, "FR1121 from Birmingham to Tenerife on 28th December returned to Birmingham Airport shortly after take-off due to air turbulence. The aircraft landed normally before passengers disembarked and returned to the terminal, where a small number of passengers were provided with medical assistance. This flight continued to Tenerife at 21:06 local."

Similarly, a Birmingham Airport spokesperson also told BirminghamWorld, “We were made aware of the aircraft returning to BHX and initiated the normal operating procedures to support Ryanair”

There were 190 passengers onboard Flight FR1121.