Severe turbulence struck Ryanair flight FR1121 from Birmingham to Tenerife South on December 28, 2025, injuring multiple passengers during cabin service near Brest, with a doctor describing the incident as so horrific that those affected were lucky to survive, according to aviation reports.
Ryanair flight FR1121, a Boeing 737 MAX 8200 registered EI-HGO en route from Birmingham Airport in the United Kingdom to Tenerife South Airport in Spain, encountered sudden severe turbulence around 19:11 GMT on December 28, 2025, near Brest, causing injuries to several passengers while cabin service carts were in the aisle, as detailed by AeroInside.
Turbulence Incident Unfolds Mid-Flight
According to AeroInside, the incident occurred on Ryanair flight FR1121 departing Birmingham for Tenerife South, with passengers reporting that cabin service was underway and service carts positioned in the aisle when the Boeing 737-800 MAX encountered unexpected turbulence, leading to injuries among a number of passengers on board the aircraft registered EI-HGO.
As reported by Simple Flying, several passengers were injured after severe turbulence hit the Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8200 registered EI-HGO on December 28, 2025, during the flight from Birmingham to Tenerife South.
Context of Ryanair Turbulence Encounters
Ryanair has faced multiple turbulence-related incidents in recent months, highlighting the challenges of flying in variable weather conditions across Europe, with earlier events providing background to the operational risks involved.
Prior Ryanair Turbulence Cases Reported
AeroInside records related Ryanair incidents, including a Boeing 737-800 at Bratislava on December 1, 2025, which rejected takeoff due to a bird strike, and a Boeing 737-8 MAX at Malaga on November 14, 2025, experiencing a high rate of descent during a go-around, though these differ from the turbulence on FR1121.
Euronews reported that nine passengers were injured after violent turbulence hit a Ryanair flight from Berlin to Milan amid severe storms in southern Germany, forcing an emergency landing in Memmingen.
According to AOL, two crew members were reportedly sent flying as turbulence hit a Ryanair flight, with eight people injured in a separate June incident involving heavy turbulence during a thunderstorm.
Ash Sharq Al-Awsat detailed a case where violent turbulence injured nine people on a Ryanair flight in Germany, prompting an emergency landing due to severe storms in the south of the country.
Potential Implications for Flight Safety
AeroInside classifies the December 28, 2025, event on Ryanair FR1121 near Brest as an accident, with turbulence causing injuries during active cabin service, though no specific details on diversions, medical treatments, or official investigations beyond the initial reporting have been confirmed in available sources.
Simple Flying notes the injuries to several passengers on the Boeing 737 MAX 8200, underscoring the immediate impact without further elaboration on hospitalisations or flight outcomes.
The turbulence on Ryanair flight FR1121 on December 28, 2025, resulted in injuries to multiple passengers near Brest during cabin service, as documented by aviation monitoring sources including AeroInside and Simple Flying, with patterns of similar prior incidents reported across European media outlets.
